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PURPOSE: To determine nursing diagnoses in people with a digestive stoma and their relationship with sociodemographic and clinical variables. METHOD: A cross-sectional descriptive study of 102 subjects in the General Surgery Unit of a first-level hospital (Granada, Spain) was conducted. Data were collected on the presence of nursing diagnoses, sociodemographic and clinical variables. RESULTS: NANDA-I: “Deficient knowledge (00126)” and “Readiness for enhanced health management (00162)” were present in the entire sample studied. The period of care (postoperative vs. follow-up) was the most common significant variable among diagnoses. CONCLUSIONS: This work contributes to the determination of NANDA-I diagnoses in people with digestive stomas. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: The results provide a guide to help nursing professionals develop individual care plans. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose To analyze the frequency of the nursing diagnosis disturbed thought processes ( DTP) (00130) in a sample of psychiatric and psychogeriatric patients in medium- and long-term units and to describe those factors associated with its presence. Methods A secondary analysis of the data obtained in a multicentric and cross-sectional study developed in Spain was undertaken. Findings The total sample was 624 patients, from which 39.4% ( n = 246) had the nursing diagnosis DTP. A statistically significant relationship between the presence of DTP and different variables was found. Conclusions The nursing diagnosis DTP is very frequent among psychiatric and psychogeriatric institutionalized patients. Implications for Nursing Practice Patients with DTP may require a more complex nursing attention as its presence is associated with specific care needs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: To validate the content of the NANDA-I diagnosis "death anxiety" (00147)., Methods: Descriptive study using the Fehring model with 202 Spanish nurses who were expert in end-of-life care to explore the adequacy of the components of the NANDA-I diagnosis "death anxiety" (00147) in the Spanish edition., Findings: None of the diagnosis definitions were considered as representative. Furthermore, 5 of the 56 defining characteristics and 5 of the 26 related factors were validated as major., Conclusions: In general, the components of the diagnosis "death anxiety" (00147) in the Spanish edition are not representative according to experts., Implications for Nursing Practice: The results support the need to either exclude the diagnosis from the taxonomy or adjust its content., (© 2018 NANDA International, Inc.)