Nursing assistance systematization in a prison unit underpinned by orem theory

Abstract

Aim: to report the experience of the application of nursing care systematization, based on the therapeutic self-care demands according to the concept formulated by Orem, in the health care of an inmate in a Prison Unit. Method: report of experience of the application of the assistance systematization in an intern of a Prison Unit on the countryside of Piauí, in 2014. Results: it is possible to develop nursing diagnoses related to the areas of health promotion, nutrition activity /rest, perception/cognition, self-perception and roles/relationships, with prescriptions built by considering the local reality. The major difficulties were: poor infrastructure and dangerousness, context and safety logistics of the prison environment. Conclusion: the study made it possible to understand the reality experienced by the nurse in the prison environment and to reflect on the importance of the implementation of care systematization in the quality and organization of the nursing team.

Keywords

• processos de enfermagem
• cuidados de enfermagem
• prisões
• teoria de enfermagem
• autocuidado