Manejo de enfermería en pacientes mastectomizadas durante el post-operatorio inmediato en un hospital de la ciudad de Guayaquil, año 2019.

Abstract

According to the World Health Organization every year there are 1.38 thousand new mastectomy cases. The incidence varies widely across the world, with age-standardized rates of up to 99.4 per 100,000 in North America. Eastern Europe, South America, southern Africa, and western Asia have moderate but increasing incidences. Mastectomy is the most frequent tumor in women worldwide. Objective: To describe the nursing management in mastectomized patients during the immediate postoperative period in a hospital in the city of Guayaquil. Type of study: descriptive, cross-sectional, quantitative, prospective, population was made up of 13 nursing graduates, 8 patients in the post-surgical area. Instruments: for data collection were question questionnaire, indirect observation guidelines. Results: 65% correspond to nursing graduates in the area, 60% are aged 51 and over, 30% have been working in the area for more than 16 years. Conclusion: according to the assessment made by the nursing graduate in the area, only 60% meet the standards, training is recommended for staff.