TY - JOUR
AU - da Fonseca HG
AU - Bertoncini PMRP
AU - Borges JAM
AU - Lima TM
AU - Reis PAM
AB - Currently, leprosy represents a public health problem due to its power to cause physical, social and economic incapacity, despite the increase in the number of studies developed in recent years. Care for leprosy patients is associated with a multidisciplinary team based on scientific evidence, aiming at  respect,  humanization  of  care  in  health  promotion  and  disease  prevention,  where  self-care  is  a primary  action  to  prevent  sequelae.  Thus,  nursing  professionals  have  an  important  role  in  the development of actions regarding leprosy control. Therefore, this work is an experience report about the systematization of nursing care for an elderly person with leprosy based on their health history. The analysis of the report took place during the practices of the discipline of Primary Care in Family Health  of  the  Nursing  course  at  the  University  of  International  Integration  of  Afro-Brazilian Lusophony (UNILAB) in December 2019. Thus, it was possible to identify how the systematization of nursing care in this case and scored some nursing diagnoses, interventions and the expected results.
BT - Brazilian Journal of Development
IS - 6
LA - por
N2 - Currently, leprosy represents a public health problem due to its power to cause physical, social and economic incapacity, despite the increase in the number of studies developed in recent years. Care for leprosy patients is associated with a multidisciplinary team based on scientific evidence, aiming at  respect,  humanization  of  care  in  health  promotion  and  disease  prevention,  where  self-care  is  a primary  action  to  prevent  sequelae.  Thus,  nursing  professionals  have  an  important  role  in  the development of actions regarding leprosy control. Therefore, this work is an experience report about the systematization of nursing care for an elderly person with leprosy based on their health history. The analysis of the report took place during the practices of the discipline of Primary Care in Family Health  of  the  Nursing  course  at  the  University  of  International  Integration  of  Afro-Brazilian Lusophony (UNILAB) in December 2019. Thus, it was possible to identify how the systematization of nursing care in this case and scored some nursing diagnoses, interventions and the expected results.
PY - 2020
SP - 40843
EP - 40853
T2 - Brazilian Journal of Development
TI - Systematization of nursing care to an elderly with leprosy
UR - https://www.brazilianjournals.com/index.php/BRJD/article/view/12237/10272
VL - 6
SN - 2525-8761
ER -