NURSING INTERVENTION PLAN FOR FAMILY CAREGIVER OF A PERSON WITH CHRONIC WOUNDS

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1592412225075

• Palavras-chave: Family caregiver; care plan; nursing; wound

• Keywords: Family caregiver; care plan; nursing; wound

• Abstract:

  The person with a chronic wound requires care inherent to the wound and to the person's overall situation. In the home environment, this care is provided by the family caregiver, who needs specific monitoring by the nursing team, from the identification of their needs to the orientation of interventions.

  Objective: to identify nursing interventions to meet the needs of family caregivers of people with wounds.

  Qualitative, exploratory and descriptive study with 38 nurses, who were divided into groups of 3 or 4 elements to participate in a focus group. Content analysis was performed using the WEBQDA software.

  The results obtained demonstrate the role of nurses depending on the type of need, and the interventions are framed in the help methods defined by Dorothea Orem: acting, guiding, supporting, teaching and environment. In addition to these, the diagnostic evaluation activity was integrated as an adjunct in this process.

  It is concluded that the nursing intervention is crucial in minimizing the effects of overload and the decrease in the family caregiver's quality of life. It is important to create indicators so that there is greater visibility for nursing and family caregivers.

• Número de páginas: 19