Nursing narrative: holistic management of diabetic foot Narrativa de enfermería: cuidado holístico de un paciente con pie diabético

Abstract

Nurses are professionals who provide care interventions in different fields of action of the health-disease process to promote healthy lifestyles, preserve and maintain the individual´s and community vitality, and advocate for patients´ recovery and rehabilitation allowing their proper and successful integration to productive activities and family life. In this context, those with a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus benefit from the support of nurses who can meet their requirements or have the ability to do so, in terms of educating patients on their condition, to control risk factors and facilitate learning the proper management of diabetic foot, a major complication of diabetes; therefore, these professionals become a source of education, care, knowledge and wellbeing not only for the patient but also for his family context.