Encefalopatía de Wernike-Korsakoff: a propósito de un caso

Abstract

Aim

To develop conceptual and operational definitions to define characteristics and related factors (individualized nursing care plan) for the process of 50-year-old patient with Wernicke-Korsakoff-encephalopathy.

Method

Integrative literature review about Wernicke-Korsakoff-encephalopathy, after nursing assessment, based on the General Theory of Self-Care Deficit of Dorothea Orem, on admission to the Neurology ward of a third level Spanish hospital.

Results

An individualized care plan is proposed through the NANDA-NOC- NIC taxonomies following the nursing process. The attention to the main caregiver is highlighted in the plan, due to his great responsibility in the continuity of care on discharge, including new activities for it.

Conclusions

It is necessary to use standard taxonomies for the development of the scientific nursing discipline, along with a holistic approach for the individualization of care.