“Intervención de enfermería en paciente adulto mayor con enfermedad renal crónica secundaria a diabetes.”

Abstract

The present clinical case study aims to determine the care to be taken by the patient with Chronic Renal Failure secondary to Diabetes. In this study, a 78-year-old male patient, a married civil status, with a history of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus for 20 years, with treatment and Arterial Hypertension, was admitted to the Ecuadorian Social Security Institute (IESS). Time being an older adult patient, failure to comply with the prescribed medical indications, and lack of care within the home, all of these are the main factors that triggered chronic renal failure in the patient. Because of the seriousness of these, began pharmacological treatment and about 10 months ago began with dialysis. The importance of dialysis for the health of the patient is communicated to family members (wife and daughter), but there is no favorable response. Expectant behavior. The Methodology in this case was done through analysis, bibliographical and documentary research, description, the application of surveys and observation, which allows us to establish the patient's condition and the nursing care that can be performed. The results found were both physical and emotional difficulties which altered their lifestyle, coming from their illness, also lack of family care. In Conclusion we identified the main factors that triggered the patient's problems, this information was compiled to design a nursing care guide aimed at the patient and family to improve their quality of life.