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Metas de Enfermería

Metas de Enfermería

JULIO 2008 N° 6 Volumen 11

Nursing care for the patient with a sprained ankle

Section: Hands on

How to quote

Caballero López JE, Risco Guerrero MA. Atención enfermera al paciente con esguince de tobillo. Metas de Enferm jul/ago 2008; 11(6): 14-18

Authors

1José Enrique Caballero López, 2María de los Ángeles Risco Guerrero

Position

1Diplomado Universitario en Enfermería y Podología.2Diplomada Universitario en Enfermería. Experta Universitaria en Enseñanza de Diálisis. Servicio de Nefrología del Hospital Universitario Virgen de Rocío, Sevilla.

Contact address

Plaza de España 21-1ºA. 41720 Los Palacios y Villafranca, Sevilla.

Contact email: enriquecaballerolopez@hotmail.com

Abstract

Due to their frequency in daily life, it will be many sprained ankles that we will have to treat in our professional career. The nurse’s figure and role are of utmost importance in the assessment, treatment and progression of a sprained ankle.
The aim of this article is therefore to describe the main characteristics of a sprained ankle (anatomical aspects, production mechanisms, types of lesions, clinical picture), its examination, diagnosis and treatment, and finally to suggest what the nursing role is in this health problem, from the point of view of collaboration problems and the nursing diagnoses that may more frequently occur in people who have sustained a sprained ankle.

Keywords:

sprain; ankle; ligaments; orthopedic surgery; pain; self-care; bandagingnursing diagnosis

Versión en Español

Título:

Atención enfermera al paciente con esguince de tobillo