Adolescent with alteration in his fundamental needs due to extragonadal germ tumor

Abstract

Introduction: The purpose of pediatric nursing practice is to provide care during the different stages of growth and development in states of health, illness, and death. This case study presents an adolescent patient with a non-seminomatous extragonadal germ cell tumor in a tertiary-level pediatric hospital.

Development: Through an organized and systematic process, using the 5 stages of the care process and assessing Virginia Henderson's 14 needs and the level and degree of dependence, a database was created. Data collection methods included observation, interviews, physical examination, and techniques such as auscultation, palpation, percussion, and inspection.

Conclusions: This case study is a valuable contribution to the understanding of patients diagnosed with extragonadal germ cell tumors. It also acknowledges that these conditions are difficult and complex to understand and treat. Therefore, with the application of the nursing care process (NCP) methodology, systematic care plans are designed for the care of the person in the health-disease processes or in the accompaniment for a dignified death.