Condiciones y procesos del cuidado de enfermería a pacientes sometidos a apendicectomía en el departamento de cirugía del Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso en el período de mayo - julio del 2013

Abstract

Background: Appendectomy is a surgical technique through which the appendix is removed; its incidence indicates that 60 % of cases occur in males, one of the leading causes of attention in the area of surgery “Vicente Corral Moscoso hospital”.

Objective: To determine nursing care to patients undergoing appendectomy in the Department of Surgery at “Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital” in the period May to July 2013.

Materials and Methods: A descriptive research, we worked with all nurses in the area of surgery for 3 months. Research techniques were used: direct observation of the implementation of nursing care and the use of a form.

Result: After the results of our investigation we conclude that the limitations found in the area of surgery Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital were: lack of nurses, with 100%, shortage of medicines in 77.7% and 55.5% equipment, which this prevented the professional nursing staff can perform their daily activities of the patient care and procedures.

KEYWORDS: APPENDICITIS/PATHOLOGY, APPENDICITIS/DIAGNOSIS, APPENDICITIS/SURGERY, APPENDECTOMY/METHODS, NURSING CARE, NURSING MODELS, NURSING THEORIES.