Main nursing diagnoses in hospitalized elderly people who underwent urological surgery

Authors

  • Walisson Guimarães Lima Prefeitura Municipal de Imperatriz.
  • Simony Fabíola Lopes Nunes Universidade Federal do Maranhão.
  • Angela Maria Alvarez Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.
  • Rafaela Vivian Valcarenghi Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.
  • Maria Luiza Rêgo Bezerra Universidade Federal de Brasília.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15253/2175-6783.2015000100010

Keywords:

Aged, Urologic Surgical Procedures, Urology Department, Hospital, Nursing Diagnosis, Geriatric Nursing.

Abstract

Objective: to identify the main nursing diagnoses in the elderly during postoperative period of urologic surgeries. Methods: Cross-sectional and quantitative study conducted in a urological unit. Data collection was conducted through physical examinations and consultation to medical records. One hundred senior citizens who were hospitalized at the institution participated in the study. Results: The most frequent urological surgical procedures were: transurethral resection of the prostate (27 %) and open prostatectomy (16 %). Among the nursing diagnoses identified, impaired skin integrity (100 %), risk of infection (100 %), Risk for deficient fluid volume (84 %) acute pain (68 %) and deficient knowledge (61 %) had a higher number of occurrences. Conclusion: the findings allowed, through nursing diagnoses, nursing interventions in the postoperative period of urological surgeries, providing the implementation of effective and immediate actions to solve problems.

Author Biographies

Walisson Guimarães Lima, Prefeitura Municipal de Imperatriz.

Prefeitura Municipal de Imperatriz. Imperatriz, MA, Brazil.

Simony Fabíola Lopes Nunes, Universidade Federal do Maranhão.

Universidade Federal do Maranhão. Imperatriz, MA, Brazil.

Angela Maria Alvarez, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.

Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.

Rafaela Vivian Valcarenghi, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.

Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.

Maria Luiza Rêgo Bezerra, Universidade Federal de Brasília.

Universidade Federal de Brasília. Brasília, DF, Brazil.

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Published

2015-02-11

How to Cite

Lima, W. G., Nunes, S. F. L., Alvarez, A. M., Valcarenghi, R. V., & Bezerra, M. L. R. (2015). Main nursing diagnoses in hospitalized elderly people who underwent urological surgery. Rev Rene, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.15253/2175-6783.2015000100010

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 1 (2015)

Section

Research Article

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