Applying Gordon’sFunctional Health Patterns and Orem’s Self CareTheory in Nursing Care for Patient with Life Threatening Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock

Abstract

Septic Shock is a life threatening condition and medical emergency that requires imme-diate care, diagnosis and treatment (interventions). If the care is delayed (prolonged) the com-plications may lead to death. Top 5 causes of death at Sriwangwal Hospital from 2013-2015 in-cluded septicemia. In 2013 , 80 patients were hospitalized with sepsis and 7 patients died from septicemia, 27 deaths of 129 hospital admissions in 2014 and 9 deaths from 45 hospital admis-
sions in 2015. According of the study from 2013-2015, sepsis is a life threatening emergency and high mortality rate. The objective of this study is to apply Gordon’sFunctional Health Patterns and Orem’s Self Care Theory as a framework in nursing care for sepsis ,septic shock patients with the differences of complications, age group and lifestyle. The results reflected that the two patients in this study received care regarding their self – care demands, they could be recovered and backto normal life. Nurses’ssatisfaction in caring patient with sepsis was improved and nursing care was more effective.