Care of patients with autism spectrum disorder in a surgical ward, Chile

• Autores: Lobos, Roberto, Parada, Darynka, Morales Ojeda, Ismael, Cerda Aedo, Bárbara
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2019
• Institución: Universidad Peruana Unión
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Peruana Unión
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs2.revistas.upeu.edu.pe:article/1221
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.upeu.edu.pe/index.php/rc_salud/article/view/1221
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Autism spectrum disorder, nursing, pavilion; Trastorno del espectro autista, enfermería, pabellón

Objective: To describe nursing care in patients with autism spectrum disorder given by nurses whoparticipate in the assistance activities of the surgical ward service in a private clinic. Material andmethods: Quantitative descriptive study, the sample corresponded to 40 Nursing professionals whoparticipate in health care within the surgical ward, who attend children between 1 and 15 years of agein a private clinic in the city of Iquique . For the nurses of the service, the Survey of Knowledge andActions on the Care of Boys and Girls with ASD (ECA-ASD) was created, which allows describingsociodemographic characteristics, and assessing nursing care in a ward towards children. Results: Itwas appreciated that more than 90% of the professionals in this clinic do not have training regardingASD, which reduces the performance of care appropriate to ASD. Conclusions: It is necessary tocreate a support system for the nursing professional in the care of ASD patients.