Nursing assistance practice at an intensive therapy unit suported by the

Authors

  • Thiago Christel Truppel
  • Mariluci Alves Maftum
  • Liliana Maria Labronici
  • Marineli Joaquim Meier

Keywords:

Nursing theory, Professional practice, Nursing process, Intensive Care Units.

Abstract

It is a report of an assistance practice that occurred between September and October 2007 with 20 adult patients hospitalized at the Adult Intensive Therapy Unit of a Teaching Hospital in the city of Curitiba/Brazil. The objectives were: To experience the nursing care based on the Horta conceptual model and to identify the infl uences of the Horta conceptual model in the assistance practice. During the treatment of the patients, twenty three (23) nursing diagnoses were identifi ed for which prescriptions were elaborated. It is considered that the incorporation of the conceptual model of Horta and its respective nursing process in assistance practice supported the clinical reasoning, the selection of the interventions and contributed with the nurse’s performance.


Published

2008-06-10

How to Cite

Truppel, T. C., Maftum, M. A., Labronici, L. M., & Meier, M. J. (2008). Nursing assistance practice at an intensive therapy unit suported by the. Rev Rene, 9(3). Retrieved from http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/5080

Issue

Section

Experience Report

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