Rehabilitation Nursing in care for person with COPD and bronchiectasis: case report

Abstract

Introduction: COPD is a chronic respiratory disease most prevalent in adults. It’s a heterogeneous condition characterized by respiratory symptoms resulting from alterations in the airway or alveoli, which cause airflow obstruction. Through this clinical presentation, the person presents respiratory function alterations, activity limitation, morbidity indicators, and the probability of exacerbations, which are essential for the control and management of respiratory rehabilitation and are an integral part of problem response.

Objective: Identify sensitive Rehabilitation Nursing care outcomes in optimizing a person's respiratory function and activity intolerance, such as diagnosing COPD and bronchiectasis.

Method: A descriptive study of the case report type was developed using the CAse REports guidelines. The Nursing process was applied using the Documentary Standard of Care of the Rehabilitation Nursing Specialty to a male person admitted to Service with impaired respiratory function and activity intolerance.

Results: With the rehabilitation nursing intervention program implementation, outcomes were evidenced in dyspnea management and control, with ventilation improvement, decreased physical activity intolerance, and improved medication regimen adherence, culminating in a positive adaptation and community context care transition.

Conclusions: With an individualized program that responds to people’s needs, systematization, and implementation, it’s possible that morbidity indicators will improve, and consequently, positive disease adaptation will promote an increase in quality of life.