Nursing care in patients with asthmatic crisis using the Virginia Henderson model

Abstract

The incidence of asthma varies widely in different regions of the world and it is estimated that approximately 334 million people suffer from bronchial asthma and it is understood that 250,000 deaths are the result of a complication of this disease. In this clinical case, interventions were implemented by nursing professionals applying the nursing care process (PAE) oriented in the theory of Virginia Henderson which is based on the needs of healthy and sick people either in the family, community, since these needs are the basis that guide the five phases of the process. With this, our objective is: To develop a health improvement for the patient using Virginia Henderson's theory, and implementing their respective treatment, nursing care, so that their breathing is stable and their saturation is 100%. We present the case of a 22 year old male patient with university education in progress, living with his mother and sister, with an adequate economy and with basic needs covered. Cause of consultation respiratory difficulty, presence of chest pain accompanied by cough without sputum, patient is diagnosed with a moderate bronchial asthma crisis plus sub conjunctival hemorrhage, taking into account that he has a history of bronchial asthma, he was managed with oxygen administration to maintain saturation, including treatment and nursing care appropriate and timely which will improve the patient's health giving an ideal recovery.