Coordination between levels of care for the resolution of a Grade III pressure ulcer

Section: Práctica Clínica

How to quote

Peña Pachón LI, Mendoza Quintanar R, Ibarra Ponce de León R. Coordinación entre niveles de atención para resolución de una úlcera por presión grado III. Metas Enferm may 2019; 22(4):72-7.

Authors

Lucía Inmaculada Peña Pachón1, Raquel Mendoza Quintanar1, Regina Ibarra Ponce de León2

Position

1Enfermera. Servicio Hospitalización a Domicilio. Hospital San Pedro. Logroño2Enfermera. Residencia Santa Justa. Logroño

Contact address

Lucía Inmaculada Peña Pachón. C/ Vara de Rey, 77. 26002 Logroño (La Rioja).

Contact email: lpena@riojasalud.es

Abstract

Pressure ulcers (PUs) have major impact on patients in terms of health deterioration and perception of quality of life, and in economic terms for the public health system. According to the 4th National Prevalence Study conducted by the GNEAUPP, the values of reference for PUs have doubled in socio-sanitary centers (SSCs), and the heel has been the second most frequent PU location in this type of centers. Lesion worsening leads to some patients requiring hospital care. For this reason, the objective of this manuscript is to present the case report of an 84-year-old male patient living in a SSC who presented a Grade III PU in his heel; treatment was addressed in coordination between home hospitalization (HH) and the SSC where he lived. The HH nurse prepared a plan of care together with the SSC nurse, based on the needs described by Henderson, and with the Nursing taxonomic language NANDA-NOC-NIC.

Keywords:

Pressure ulcer; Home Care; nursing homes (with medical care); wound scarring

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Título:

Coordinación entre niveles de atención para resolución de una úlcera por presión grado III