Enfoque Educativo al Paciente Oncológico: Estrategias para Orientación acerca del Tratamiento Quimioterápico

Resumen

Introduction: Cancer is a consequence of failures in the cell cycle control mechanisms. It is a multifactorial genetic disease that can be treated in countless ways. Chemotherapy has been the most common form of treatment, however it acts indiscriminately in all cells, causing adverse effects. In this way, nursing plays a fundamental role in the education and orientation of these patients, as well as making this individual protagonist of their treatment. Objective: To propose a model of guidance to the cancer patient about the chemotherapy treatment, through a printed information and the creation of the "patient's diary". Method: This is an action research exploratory, made from the identification of the needs of the adult chemotherapy clinic of a teaching hospital, a reference in oncology. Results: After identifying the needs of the unit, and meetings with the nurses of the service, a new workflow was created, an informational guide on the adverse effects related to the treatment and the "patient diary" in order to involve the individual in your treatment. Conclusion: The proposal and elaboration of the instruments was a strategy of great relevance in the education in patient health, since they help and instrumentalize the professional in this process and enable the patient to participate actively in their treatment.