Nursing process applied to a client with breast cancer: a case study based on the theoretical framework of Imogene king
This is a clinical case study in which the authors aim to describe an application of the nursing process to a woman with breast cancer, based on the conceptual framework and Theory of Goal Attainment of Imogene King, in the area of domiciliary care. Taxonomy I of the North American Nursing Diagnosis...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal do Ceará
2000-02-01
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| Series: | Rev Rene |
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| Online Access: | https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/5920 |
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| Summary: | This is a clinical case study in which the authors aim to describe an application of the nursing process to a woman with breast cancer, based on the conceptual framework and Theory of Goal Attainment of Imogene King, in the area of domiciliary care. Taxonomy I of the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA) was used as a framework for portrays the client’s responses in regarding to her lived health situation. To implement the nursing process, domiciliary visits were conducted and data were gathered through systematic observation and a semi-structured interview. Five nursing diagnoses were identified for which interventions were planned and implemented. The authors selected two out of these fine diagnoses to be presented in this work – Chronic Pain and Spiritual Distress.
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| ISSN: | 1517-3852 2175-6783 |