The intervention of the intensive care nurse in front of a patient with atelectasis. A case report

Authors

  • Maddiel Moldes Acanda Hospital Pediátrico Provincial Docente Eliseo Noel Caamaño. Matanzas.
  • Ana Ilsa Sardina Ferrera Hospital Pediátrico Provincial Docente Eliseo Noel Caamaño. Matanzas.
  • Maricela González Reguera Hospital Pediátrico Provincial Docente Eliseo Noel Caamaño. Matanzas.
  • Luis Orlando Morejón Llanes Hospital Pediátrico Provincial Docente Eliseo Noel Caamaño. Matanzas.

Keywords:

interventions, atelectasis, foreign body, airways, physiotherapy.

Abstract

This paper´s aim is to present a clinical case and the importance of the nursing interventions in a female transitional patient, aged 1 years and 9 months. She entered the Intensive Care Unit of the Provincial Pediatric Hospital of Matanzas, with a diagnosis of foreign body aspiration in the airways. The development of the intensive care nurses´ practical skills promotes the critical reasoning for the sake of giving qualitative care with a scientific approach striking on the improvement of the patients.

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Published

2018-12-18

How to Cite

1.
Moldes Acanda M, Sardina Ferrera AI, González Reguera M, Morejón Llanes LO. The intervention of the intensive care nurse in front of a patient with atelectasis. A case report. Rev Méd Electrón [Internet]. 2018 Dec. 18 [cited 2025 Feb. 2];40(6):2177-85. Available from: https://revmedicaelectronica.sld.cu/index.php/rme/article/view/2559

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 6 (2018)

Section

Presentation of cases

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