Individual intensive nursing care plan for pseudomembranous colitis due to antibiotic treatment of COVID-19
Information for nursing staff, 2022, 55(2), 42-49.
G. Markova1, G. Doncheva2, K. Tsetanova3, D. Doncheva2
1 Departament of Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Health Care, Medical University – Pleven
2 Faculty of Health Care, Medical University – Pleven
3 Departament of Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University – Pleven
Abstract. In recent years, a number of complications have been observed as a result of uncontrolled antibiotic treatment. One of them is gastrointestinal dysbiosis. Not infrequently it is the cause of pseudomembranous colitis, a disease with a remarkably high associated mortality. It can be severe and requires serious medical care. This report presents a clinical case of a patient who developed the disease pseudomembranous colitis after antibiotic treatment for a Covid infection. The aim of the report is to define and present in a systematized manner the nursing care provided in the specific case. The daily analysis of the patient’s condition allows to offer complex, adequate and individual nursing care, which, in addition to meeting her needs, also aims to alleviate her condition.
Key words: pseudomembranous colitis, nursing care, antibiotic treatment
Address for correspondence: Gergana Markova, e-mail: markova_gergana@mail.bg