GERIATRIC NURSING CARE CONCEPTIONS REGARDING TO POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS OF THE ELDERLY

Authors

  • Maria Helena Lenardt
  • Dâmarys Kohlbeck de Melo Neu
  • Susanne Elero Betiolli
  • Márcia Daniele Seima
  • Tatiane Michel

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v15i3.18882

Keywords:

Elderly, Postoperative complications, Geriatric nursing, Nursing care

Abstract

The study objective was to identify conceptions of the elderly care, designed by the nursing staff, regarding to complications in the postoperative period. It is a descriptive and qualitative study, conducted in a surgical clinic of a teaching hospital in Curitiba, Paraná. The subjects of the study were ten nursing professionals according to established criteria for participation. Information was collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed by the collective subject discourse technique. Six core ideas emerged from this study: 1) surgical complication is unexpected complications in the postoperative period, triggered by the surgical procedure. 2a) Respiratory complications suggest illnesses. 2b) Complications related to surgical wounds are common. 3a) Non-specific Care, performed with help from the companion. 3b) A paternal caring and childish face. 4) Caring is a priority during hygiene and on the curative care standard. Conceptions of geriatric nursing care are considered as incipient, regarding the postoperative complications in the elderly.

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Published

2010-09-30

How to Cite

Lenardt, M. H., Neu, D. K. de M., Betiolli, S. E., Seima, M. D., & Michel, T. (2010). GERIATRIC NURSING CARE CONCEPTIONS REGARDING TO POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS OF THE ELDERLY. Cogitare Enfermagem, 15(3). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v15i3.18882

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 3 (2010)

Section

Research

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