Çocuk Hastalara Uygulanan Fekal Mikrobiyota Transplantasyonuna Yönelik Hemşirelik Yaklaşımı

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) is the process of taking stool from a healthy donor and placing it in the gastrointestinal tract of the sick individual. Today, it has been seen that FMT is mostly used for the treatment of clostridium difficile infection. Depending on the child’s condition, physician preferences, and/or protocol requirements, the route of administration in the FMT procedure can be oral capsule, upper or lower gastrointestinal route. Detailed information about FMT, including all aspects of the process, needs to be provided in writing to children, families and donors. Pediatric nurses should plan the individualized care process with a holistic approach based on child-centered care, family-centered care, atraumatic care models in the management of the FMT process. It is the nurse’s responsibility to increase the child’s comfort, protect his privacy, and prevent complications that may arise in the child. Because the FMT procedure is a specific application, nurses need to have detailed information about a qualified nursing process. In this review, the topics of microbiota, FMT and the nursing process before, during and after the procedure are discussed. Keywords: Child, fecal microbiota transplantation, nursing, pediatrics