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Profile of nursing diagnoses in patients with respiratory disorders
- Source :
- Investigación y Educación en Enfermería, Vol 33, Iss 1, Pp 112-118 (2015)
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Universidad de Antioquia, 2015.
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Abstract
- Objective. Identify the profile of nursing diagnoses in patients with respiratory disorders. Methodology. A descriptive and cross-sectional study involving 38 patients with respiratory problems, of referral hospitals, in a city in northeastern Brazil, in the period from August to October, 2012. Data collection was performed using a form and diagnostic inference was made according with the Taxonomy II of NANDA I. Results. The average age of the patients was 46 years and males predominated (60.5%). The most frequent nursing diagnoses were: Risk for infection (97.3%), Acute pain (68.4%), Poor knowledge (68.4%), Sedentary lifestyle (65.7%), Ineffective airway clearance (65.7%), Risk-prone health behavior (63.1%), Activity intolerance (52.6%) and Disturbed sleep pattern (33.3%). Evaluated patients exhibited an average of 8.6 nursing diagnoses (SD = 2.8). With respect to the defining characteristics and related factors the average per person was 7.2 and 9.3, respectively. Conclusion. In this group of patients the most frequent diagnoses were the domain activity/rest. Knowledge of nursing diagnoses profile presented by people with respiratory disorders is important, because it is part of the Nursing Process and nurses who take care of such patients should exercise them in their care practice. Knowledge of the mains nursing diagnosis presented by patients with respiratory disorders are important for the practice of nurses who care for these patients, because it allows the choice of responses to problems of their clientele. Key words: classification; nursing diagnosis; respiratory system. How to cite this article : Santos NA, Cavalcante TF, Lopes MVO, Gomes EB, Oliveira CJ. Profile of nursing diagnoses in patients with respiratory disorders. Invest Educ Enferm. 2015; 33(1)
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health (social science)
Nursing Diagnosis
Referral
Health Behavior
Respiratory Tract Diseases
clasificación
Nursing
Risk Factors
Maternity and Midwifery
Humans
Medicine
In patient
sistema respitatorio
Respiratory system
Medical diagnosis
Nursing process
General Nursing
Aged
Sedentary lifestyle
lcsh:RT1-120
Community and Home Care
lcsh:Nursing
business.industry
Data Collection
Middle Aged
Acute Pain
Cross-Sectional Studies
diagnóstico de enfermería
Female
Sedentary Behavior
Geriatrics and Gerontology
Health behavior
Family Practice
business
Brazil
Nursing diagnosis
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 01205307
- Volume :
- 33
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Investigación y Educación en Enfermería
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....fa993d4e4ce93617381d892e6de90419
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.iee.v33n1a13