Plan of Care for a Patient with Osteomyelitis Section: TEACHING TO LEARN How to quote Bernal Pérez F. Plan de cuidados a un enfermo con osteomielitis. Educare21 2011; 81. [En línea] [fecha de acceso: 1 de diciembre de 2011]. URL disponible en: http://www.educare21.net AuthorsFrancisca Bernal Pérez Position Enfermera del servicio de Traumatología. Contact address Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge. Instituto Catalán de la Salud (ICS). Hospitalet de Llobregat. Contact email: paquibernal@gmx.es Abstract Osteomyelitis is a bone infection which can be classified into acute and chronic. The former is usually resolved within four to six weeks. Clinical manifestations may be continuous or characterized by recurrent outbreaks. The causes of osteomyelitis may be bacterial, fungal or viral infections. The most common pathogen is Staphylococcus aureus.This paper presents the case of a man 40 years old with no relevant previous medical history who was admitted to the trauma department for evaluation of a calcaneal fracture a month earlier and a suspected malignancy. After the diagnostic tests the diagnosis was osteomyelitis.The aim of this study was to develop an individualized plan of nursing care for this patient. We used the Henderson’s fourteen needs assessment and NANDA, NIC and NOC taxonomies. Keywords: case study; nursing diagnosesosteomyelitis Versión en Español Título: Plan de cuidados a un enfermo con osteomielitis