Concept Analysis and Validation of the Nursing Diagnosis, Delayed Surgical Recovery

Aline Helena Appoloni, MSN, RN, is a Doctoral student, Graduate Program in Fundamental Nursing, Universidade do SaoPaulo—Ribeirao Preto, College of Nursing, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil; T. Heather Herdman, PhD, RN, FNI, is theCEO/Executive Director at NANDA International, Inc., Kaukauna, Wisconsin; Anamaria Alves Napoleao, PhD, RN, is anAdjunct Professor in the Department of Nursing, Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos (UFSCar), Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo,Brazil; Emilia Campos de Carvalho, PhD, RN, is a Professor in the School of Nursing of Ribeirao Preto, University of SaoPaulo, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil; and Priscilla Hortense, PhD, RN, is an Adjunct Professor in the Department ofNursing, UFSCar, Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil.