AN SAMPLE OF ELDERLY WOMAN NEGLIGENCE (HELMINTHS LOCATED IN EYES): CASE REPORT

Yıl 2022, Cilt: 3 Sayı: 1, 59 - 65, 21.03.2022

Ali Kaplan , Sevil Güler Özlem Kaplan , Mustafa Özer

Öz

Introduction: With the increase in the ratio of the elderly population to the total population, the abuse and neglect of the
elderly is increasing day by day. Identifying elder abuse and neglect is a professional responsibility for nurses. In this case, it
was aimed to share the rare medical diagnosis of an elderly and lonely woman, whose medical problems were ignored by her
first degree relatives and herself, and who were exposed to problems such as poor hygiene and malnutrition, and it was
aimed to evaluate the problems in line with nursing diagnoses.
Case Presentation: The case is an 82-year-old woman patient who applied to the emergency department of a university
hospital with complaints of pain and vision loss. The patient stated that a foreign body had stabbed in her left eye about two
months ago, and she was brought to the hospital by ambulance because of severe pain in her eye. As a result of eye
examination, it was determined that there was conjunctival intense hyperemic purulence with periorbital edema in the left
eye, and helminths were located in the conjunctiva, under the eyelid, under the conjunctiva, and in the depths of the optic
nerve and retina.
Discussion: It is thought that the woman is neglected due to reasons such as living alone, being old and having a low
socioeconomic level. In such complex cases, nurses working in a multidisciplinary team have many responsibilities.
Complications that develop/may develop in similar cases with the nursing care plan can be managed in advance, so the
complications can be minimized, the patient's quality of life can be increased, and the systematic continuity of care and
treatment can be ensured. Therefore, it is recommended to apply a "nursing care plan" to improve the quality of care in
similar complex cases.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Elderly neglect, nursing,, nursing care, eye, helminth

Kaynakça

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