Case study of a person with kidney disease on hemodialysis applying the Virginia Henderson model

Estudio de caso a persona con alteración renal en hemodiálisis aplicando el modelo de Virginia Henderson

Abstract

Introduction: People with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) are an important group of patients who require the scientific knowledge, clinical skills and ethical attitudes of specialist nurses in Nephrology.

Methodology: Male with CKD / HIV, undetectable viral load and hemodialysis renal replacement therapy secondary to nephrotoxic drug administration, conscious, oriented, cooperative; Mahurkar catheter and normal nitrogen levels. Articles 13 and 20 of the General Health Law and Declaration of the 14th and 31st Helsinki Principles prevailed, which guarantee the dignity of the person and informed consent. The assessment was carried out using a Guide structured according to the Virginia Henderson Model, complemented with psychosocial assessment instruments. Critical reasoning was used for data analysis using the NANDA-I methodology and the use of the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC).

Relevance: In altered needs, precise diagnoses were defined that, through the application of interventions, favored the independence of the patient.

Results and Conclusions: Five nursing diagnoses were treated, reducing risks and treating problems through interventions that modified lifestyles, satisfying needs and achieving independence.