Cogitare Enfermagem (Sep 2015)

NURSING PROTOCOL FOR PSYCHOSOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL ALTERATIONS OF THE PERSON WITH COLOSTOMY

  • Elaine Soares da Silva,
  • Denise Silveira de Castro,
  • Walckiria Garcia Romero,
  • Telma Ribeiro Garcia,
  • Cândida Caniçali Primo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i3.40664
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 20, no. 3
pp. 466 – 473

Abstract

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Exploratory and descriptive study, carried out in 2013, in order to elaborate a nursing care protocol containing the diagnoses/outcomes and nursing interventions related to the psychosocial and psychospiritual needs of colostomy patients. Forty-seven diagnoses/outcomes and 57 nursing interventions were developed, using the International Classification for Nursing Practice, organized according to the theoretical reference of Wanda de Aguiar Horta. It was concluded that persons with colostomy seem fragile and require specific and individualized nursing care, due to distress, fears and changes in their lifestyle. This nursing classification is easy to use and its association with the basic human needs has permitted a holistic perception of people with colostomy, beyond technical and nursing procedures.

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