Nursing care plan for a patient with Fournier's gangrene: Clinical case

Introduction: Fournier's gangrene, a relatively rare form of necrotizing fasciitis, is a rapidly progressive disease affecting the deep and superficial tissues of the perineal, anal, scrotal, and genital regions. Despite the significant evolution in medical knowledge, there is still scarce evidence regarding the nursing care plan in patients affected by this pathology, which hinders its correct management. For this reason, we present the following clinical case of a 53-year-old male patient with Fournier's gangrene who was admitted to the emergency department for 3 days of pain in the perineal area and fever. Objective: The objective was to establish an individualized care plan for the patient detailing the diagnoses, expected outcomes and interventions through nursing taxonomies. Case development: A systematic assessment was performed using Marjory Gordon's model of functional health patterns as a reference. After drawing inferences, three collaborative problems and two nursing diagnoses were established with their outcome criteria and interventions. Once the plan was executed, the results obtained highlighted that the interventions were consistent in achieving the objectives set out in the problems present in the case patient. Conclusions: The development of an individualized plan made it possible to detect problems, establish realistic objectives and define interventions that optimized nursing care in this patient with Fournier's gangrene. (c) 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Espa & ntilde;a, S.L.U. on behalf of Sociedad Espa & ntilde;ola de Enfermer & iacute;a Intensiva y Unidades Coronarias (SEEIUC). This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).