Clinical case: Holistic care for Adults with Arterial Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes

Abstract

Introduction. Chronical non-transmissible diseases, such as arterial hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus, are the main causes of death worldwide. Their causes are multivariate, like a poor diet and lack of physical activity, those lifestyles can be treated with primary health-care interventions.

Objective. Presenting a clinical case of an adult with a diagnosis of systemic arterial hypertension and type 2 diabetes, showing the care needed to promote health-care at home.

Methodology. A clinical case of a female patient was developed, with an assessment of the eleven functional health patterns by Marjory Gordon, using the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association Guide (NANDA), Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) and Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC).

Results. An initial score of 3 (sometimes proven), earning 2 points, which leads to a final score of 5 (always proven), altogether, the differences between initial and final evaluations could be observed in each and every nursing intervention.

Conclusion. The integration of the NANDA, NIC and NOC taxonomies and the functional health patterns by Marjory Gordon, poses the care plan for multidisciplinary care in a female patient with arterial hypertension and type 2 diabetes.