In Spain, it is estimated that the incidence of dog bites ranges between 48 and 150 cases per 100,000 inhabitants per year. Despite being an emergency pathology more typical of the public health system, the workplace does not escape this situation, taking into account that professionals who work with animals are exposed to it. The clinical case presented is that of a 58-year-old woman, a veterinarian, who suffered a dog bite during her work day, amputating the distal phalanx of the 2nd finger of her right hand, generating a blunt incised wound type Allen II with tearing off of the distal half of the nail bed. The objective is to make known the criteria and nursing actions in performing cures in the distal phalanx. A qualitative analysis of a study subject is carried out with a description of the phenomenon studied with a photographic record of the injury with prior consent from the patient. The healing technique implemented was based on clinical nursing experience. The NANDA taxonomy was used for care. It is concluded that performing a cure goes beyond a mere procedure and is closely related to the professional nursing experience, relying on the PAE.

Olga Bexaide Crespo Linares, born in Venezuela, has been residing in Spain for the past 11 years and currently works as a clinical nurse at Mutua Universal in the city of Oviedo. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (1987) and a Master’s degree in Nursing Sciences with a specialization in Medical-Surgical Care from the University of Carabobo, Venezuela. She also earned a Doctorate in Social Sciences with a mention in Labor Studies, for which she received an honorary distinction for her thesis. Dr. Crespo Linares served as a full professor at the University of Carabobo and has been an evaluator for the Research Awards of the General Council of Nursing in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. She is the Coordinator of the Research Commission of the Nursing Association of the Principality of Asturias and an advisor to the Scientific and Humanistic Commission of the Scientific and Humanistic Development Council (CDCH-UC) at the University of Carabobo. Additionally, she is a member of the editorial board of the Scientific Journal of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Carabobo.