Cuidado de enfermería en personas con diabetes mellitus tipo 2, según la Teoría de la Atención Burocrática

• Published in: Aquichan Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 20 - 31
• Main Authors: Guerrero-Núñez, Sara, Valenzuela-Suazo, Sandra, Cid-Henríquez, Patricia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Chia Universidad de La Sabana 2018
• Subjects: atención primaria de salud; Atenção primária de saúde; Diabetes; diabetes mellitus Tipo 2; diabetes mellitus type 2; enfermagem; Enfermería; filosofia em enfermagem; filosofía en enfermería; Glucose; Health care; NURSING; Nursing care; observación; observation; observação; philosophy in nursing; Primary care; primary health care; Theory; Chile; Atenção primária de saúde; atención primaria de salud; observação; observation; filosofía en enfermería; primary health care; filosofia em enfermagem; Nursing; enfermagem; philosophy in nursing; Diabetes Mellitus tipo 2; observación; diabetes mellitus type 2; Enfermería
• ISSN: 1657-5997; 2027-5374; 2027-5374
• DOI: 10.5294/aqui.2018.18.1.3

Objective: describe the characteristics of nursing practice regarding the care of persons with diabetes mellitus type 2 within the scope of primary health care, according to the Theory of Bureaucratic Caring. Materials and method: A qualitative study was done to explore nursing practice with respect to the care of patients with diabetes mellitus type 2, through non-participant observation over a period of three weeks at two family healthcare centers in the Atacama region of Chile. Field notes were used and the information was analyzed through constant comparison, according to the selected philosophical referent. Results: Nursing care provided at family healthcare centers to persons with diabetes mellitus type 2 is linked to all the factors indicated in the Theory of Bureaucratic Caring; that is, educational, physical, sociocultural, legal, technological, economic and political factors. Conclusions: The Theory of Bureaucratic Caring can be used to describe nursing practice in the care of persons with diabetes mellitus type 2. Nursing should consider the factors inherent in the bureaucracy of any organization, especially when managing care for patients of this type.