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Metas de Enfermería

Metas de Enfermería

OCTUBRE 2004 N° 8 Volumen 7

Educational program for pressure ulcer treatment: clinical case

Section: Featured Articles

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Gálvez C, González MA. Programa educativo para el tratamiento de úlceras por presión: caso clínico. Metas de Enfermería oct 2004; 7(8): 60-64

Authors

1Carmen Gálvez Romero, 2Mª Araceli González Valentín

Position

1Diplomada en Enfermería. ZBS Rincón de la Victoria, Málaga.2Diplomada en Enfermería. Hospital Regional Carlos Haya, Málaga.

Contact address

Centro de Salud Rincón de la Victoria. Avda. Del Mediterráneo, s/n. 29730 Málaga.

Contact email: cgalvezro@lycos.es

Abstract

Pressure ulcers raise the mortality and morbidity risk, cause domestic disturbances and entail a significant increase of nursing work –all of which causes an increase in health expenses. Pressure ulcers frequently comprise the main health problem of patients/families cared for at home. Nurses are responsible for planning and administering the necessary care to solve or alleviate the problem as well as to evaluate the results. This is a case of a 91-year-old patient whose treatment included an educational program on prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers, which was meant for the rest of his family and his regular carer. The positive results of the program have enabled us to reflect on the importance of health education as an essential intervention of Primary Care nurses.

 

Keywords:

pressure ulcers; protocol; health education; clinical case; Primary Carehome

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Título:

Programa educativo para el tratamiento de úlceras por presión: caso clínico