Cumplimiento de las actividades de enfermería en la atención de pacientes con traumatismo craneoencefálico ingresados en el Área de Emergencia de un Hospital de Guayaquil, año 2024.

Abstract

Traumatic brain injury is a cause of morbidity and mortality. Nursing assessment and interventions are crucial for detecting complications, optimizing care, and promoting recovery in patients treated in hospital emergency departments. Objective: To determine compliance with nursing activities in the care of patients with traumatic brain injury admitted to the emergency department of a hospital in Guayaquil, 2024. Methodological design: Quantitative, descriptive, prospective, cross-sectional study. Population: 50 nursing staff members. Technique: Direct observation. Instrument: Checklist based on nursing diagnosis for patients with traumatic brain injury. Results: Nursing staff aged 20 to 39 (56%), female (76%), nursing graduates with master's degrees (72%), working in the morning (40%), and with 3 to 5 years of service (64%). Assessment methods: they complied with cephalocaudal assessment (80%), apparatus assessment (77%), systems assessment (71%), and functional pattern assessment (67%). In interventions, they complied with assessment interventions, with an emphasis on monitoring vital signs and administering therapies (74%). Conclusion: Compliance with nursing activities in patients with traumatic brain injury shows progress in essential practices, although areas for improvement remain in order to achieve more comprehensive and uniform care.