Care plan for an informal caregiver Section: TEACHING TO LEARN How to quote Pliego Martín AI, Romero Escobar S, Romero Vázquez GM. Plan de cuidados a un cuidador informal. Rev. Educare21 2012; 10(10). [En línea] [fecha de acceso: 1 de diciembre de 2012]. URL disponible en: http://www.enfermeria21.com/publicaciones/educare/ Authors1Ana Isabel Pliego Martín, 2Sandra Romero Escobar, 3Gloria María Romero Vázquez Position 1Diplomada en Enfermería. Hospital Nuestra Señora de la Merced (Hospital de Osuna). Osuna.2Diplomada en Enfermería. Centro de Salud Dra. Inmaculada Vieira Fuentes (Centro de Salud de Letanías). Distrito Sanitario de Atención Primaria de Sevilla.3Diplomada en Enfermería. Unidad de Reanimación Postquirúrgica. Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena. Sevilla. Contact email: sromero_e@yahoo.es Abstract The Burnt Caregiver’s Syndrome is a deep emotional and physical experience suffered by the person living and caring for a chronically ill incurable person. It believed to be caused by continued chronic stress which can deplete the psychophysical strength of the caregiver. It was first described in the United States in 1974. Because caregivers are an increasingly large group that performs a necessary task inconspicuous and hardly socially recognized, we have considered the importance of presenting a plan of care targeted to them. The NANDA-NIC-NOC taxonomy has been taken as a reference, with the aim of facilitating the improvement of the care provided and the Likert scale with which we have evaluated the proposed indicators to achieve our results. After studying the case, the role of the primary care nurse for meeting the needs of both the person concerned and their primary caregiver it is extremely important. Keywords: Burnt Caregiver’s Syndrome; care plan; chronically Ill; Informal CaregiverPrimary caregiver Versión en Español Título: Plan de cuidados a un cuidador informal