title: [Case report: a gastrectomized patient under treatment with chemotherapy and radiotherapy].
abstract: The adjuvant treatment of gastric cancer includes radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The patient underwent gastrectomy on November 10, 2006 and began adjuvant chemotherapy (McDonald scheme) on january 2, 2007, finishing on june 1, 2007. Radiotherapy was started on February 6, 2007 and finished on March 16, 2007. The care plan presented was designed following the Virginia Henderson model and is routinely used at the Reina Sofía Hospital. This care plan follows the NANDA, NOC and NIC taxonomies and is based on the following nursing diagnoses: risk of infection, fear, and disposition to improve knowledge. During the clinical course, two new nursing diagnoses were identified: deterioration of oral mucosa and skin integrity.
authors: Hospital de Día de Oncología, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Escuela Universitaria de Enfermería, Córdoba, España. ecanones@yahoo.es
authors: María Estrella
authors: ME
authors: Cañones Castelló
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery