Care’s plan of geriatric patient with acute confusional syndrome at hospital
L. Cámara González, J. R. Domínguez Martínez, N. Herranz Márquez, V. Martín Falcón, J. A. Ruiz Usabiaga, Mª. J. Vargas Sánchez, Mª. L. Martínez Martín

SUMMARY

Do we know to take care of geriatric patient with acute confusional syndrome at hospital? What way could we be able to improve in?
On this essay we show a Cares´ Plan based on Dorothea E. Orem's Model, to be used as a guide for the profesional practice at hospital.
On it, a specific valuation is made, a series of problems are identified and a series of actions are proposed to get a better aid quality for this kind of patients.
We think that it is really useful to make this kind of plan of cares; because, being acute confusional syndrome a very often problem at hospital, we can prevent its appearance, we can identify its signs and symptoms and to act efficaciously as soon as possible, to solve the problem and to avoid to be able chronic.
Finally, it is important to stand out: on one hand the socio-familiar group, and on the other hand the physical enviroment of the patient, for a faster end of the problem.

KEY WORDS

Confusional syndrome, geriatric valoration, Cares’ Plan, geriatric patient, self-care.

Vol. 13 nº2-2002