Laryngectomized in postoperative period: the nursing care

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Luciana de Souza Lima da
• Data de Publicação: 2002
• Outros Autores: Pinto, Maria Helena, Zago, Márcia M Fontão
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://rbc.inca.gov.br/index.php/revista/article/view/2227
• topic: Laringectomia; Pacientes; Diagnóstico de Enfermagem; Cuidados de Enfermagem; Cuidados Pós-Operatórios; Laryngectomy; Patientsnursing; Diagnosis; Nursing Care; Postoperative Care

This study aimed at identify the nursing diagnoses of completly laringectomized patients in the late postoperative period and to outline a nursing approach in relation to these diagnoses. Ten laryngectomized patient were inclued in the study, the postoperative period; after the radioterapy treatment was between 3 and 18 months. Data were collected by means of a interviews and physical examinations. Sometimes these were made with the presence of the patient's relatives with the purpose of gathering more information about him/her. Sixteen nursing diagnosis were identified according to NANDA taxonomy. For each diagnosis, interventions based on Carpenitos´ suggestion as well as on the authors' experience were used. This study showed that the nursing diagnosis can be the starting point for the nursing procedures either during the in-and-out patient's follow- ups. The nursing assistance his/her biological features, but also to the social and familial enviroment. This patient has returned home with abrupt alterations on his/her lifestyle, and consequently, most of the time chaging the familial enviroment.