ABSTRACT
The concepts of "power" and "empowerment" are used in various disciplines, both political and social. Now are these terms frequently in the field of health. Our goal is to know its meaning as a synonym of expressions: "energy", "force", "domain", "vigour", "power", "capacity", "authority" and "control", which have been always within our practice nurse's own lexicon. Semantically analyzing them will help us in the understanding of its nuance. The literature review facilitates their understanding and allows us to link these words within the management of care. In this way we can propose diagnoses, interventions and outcomes specifically related to these concepts, which will help us optimize the efficiency in the management of care plans. The purpose of various collective nurses from different institutions is that the person is able to not generate dependencies and have the option of choosing your own lifestyle according to their culture and environment, independently or with the help. Generate knowledge is to generate power. The person should be educated and informed, to be expert and active and taking action to help control and minimize the progression of your health problem chronic and its possible complications. We are in the process of reformulation of the health system, whether it is private or public, and is necessary to know the power of the various actors involved in the management of the care to us. Each of these main actors--person ill, family/caregiver or nurse--has to know what is his role in this process.
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Chronic Disease/nursing , Power, Psychological , Primary Health Care , HumansABSTRACT
Los conceptos de «poder» y «empoderamiento» se utilizan en varias disciplinas, tanto políticas como sociales. En la actualidad estos términos aparecen con frecuencia en el campo de la salud. Nuestro objetivo es conocer su significado como sinónimos de las expresiones: «energía», «fuerza», «dominio», «vigor», «potencia», «capacidad», «autoridad» y «mando», que han figurado desde siempre dentro del léxico propio de nuestra práctica enfermera. Analizarlos semánticamente nos ayudará sin duda en la aprehensión de su matiz. La revisión bibliográfica nos facilita su comprensión y nos permite vincular estos vocablos dentro de la gestión de los cuidados. De esta forma, podemos proponer diagnósticos, intervenciones y resultados relacionados específicamente con estos conceptos, que nos ayudarán a optimizar la eficiencia en la gestión de los planes de cuidados. El propósito de diversos colectivos enfermeros de diferentes instituciones es que la persona sea capaz de no generar dependencias y que tenga la opción de escoger según su cultura y entorno, de forma autónoma o con ayuda, su propio estilo de vida. Generar conocimiento es generar poder. La persona debe estar formada e informada para ser experta, activa y emprender acciones que le permitirán controlar y minimizar la progresión de su problema de salud crónico y sus posibles complicaciones. Estamos en pleno proceso de reformulación del sistema de salud, ya sea privado o público, y resulta necesario conocer el poder de los diversos actores que intervienen en la gestión de los cuidados. Cada uno de estos principales actores -persona enferma, familiar/o cuidador y enfermera- debe saber cuál es su rol en este proceso y ser consciente de su poder dentro de la escena de los cuidados (AU)
The concepts of «power» and «empowerment» are used in various disciplines, both political and social. Now are these terms frequently in the field of health. Our goal is to know its meaning as a synonym of expressions: «energy», «force», «domain», «vigour», «power», «capacity», «authority» and «control», which have been always within our practice nurses own lexicon. Semantically analyzing them will help us in the understanding of its nuance. The literature review facilitates their understanding and allows us to link these words within the management of care. In this way we can propose diagnoses, interventions and outcomes specifically related to these concepts, which will help us optimize the efficiency in the management of care plans. The purpose of various collective nurses from different institutions is that the person is able to not generate dependencies and have the option of choosing your own lifestyle according to their culture and environment, independently or with the help. Generate knowledge is to generate power. The person should be educated and informed, to be expert and active and taking action to help control and minimize the progression of your health problem chronic and its possible complications. We are in the process of reformulation of the health system, whether it is private or public, and is necessary to know the power of the various actors involved in the management of the care to us. Each of these main actors -person ill, family/caregiver or nurse- has to know what is his role in this process(AU)
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Humans , Chronic Disease/nursing , Nursing Care/methods , Primary Health Care/methods , Caregivers/education , Family Nursing/methods , Health Education/methods , Professional-Family Relations , Nurse-Patient RelationsABSTRACT
In the sanitary environment there is a constant flow of all types of information; this fact obliges professionals to have at this disposition the tools which permit them to store, update, and have easy consultation access to this information. Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) form part of these technologies which can improve both access to and storage of this information. In this article, the authors review some general techniques these PDAs have, as well as data bases which can be useful to professional practices in nursing. The authors carried out a bibliographical search over the years 1999-2006 and an Internet search for sites which describe the uses of PDAs. The authors found 94 useful applications which include: planning and management of nursing practices; nursing techniques and procedures; filing clinical data or clinical histories; surgical nursing care, pediatric nursing and geriatric nursing; pharmacology calculating and administration of drugs and fluid therapy; reference values for diagnostic tests; medical guides and treatment (diagnostic and treatment) and for surgical nursing; medical dictionaries; medical specialties; miscellaneous. For each reference, the authors provide a description of the content, bibliographical sources, operating system, memory requirements, cost, website, and the possibility to download a test version or a demo. The authors conclude that PDAs make available a wide range of useful applications in the distinct phases where nurses perform their duties, offering many possibilities to the user.
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Computers, Handheld , Software , HumansABSTRACT
El desarrollo de las técnicas de la artroscopia ha potenciado su finalidad terapéutica. Gracias a ello es posible efectuar reparaciones articulares ocasionando pocas complicaciones a los pacientes. En este artículo se comentan brevemente los puntos más relevantes de la cirugía artroscópica llevada a cabo en la articulación de la rodilla; posteriormente se desarrolla el plan de cuidados estandarizados, en el que se identifican los diagnósticos de enfermería y los problemas interdependientes referidos a una paciente que ha sido sometido a una artroscopia de rodilla. Basándonos en el modelo conceptual de Virginia Henderson y en la metodología del proceso de atención de enfermería, se identifican los diagnósticos de enfermería (taxonomía NANDA), en cuyo desarrollo se indican las manifestaciones de dependencia, los objetivos y las actividades indicadas para solventar la necesidad del paciente. Finalmente, se incluyen los criterios de evaluación, necesarios para valorar la consecución de los objetivos. Posteriormente, se detallan los problemas interdependientes derivados de esta intervención quirúrgica, donde se especifican los controles de enfermería para detectar las posibles complicaciones potenciales, así como las actividades a realizar cuando se instaura el problema (AU)