Prevalence of nursing diagnoses in an intensive care unit

Autores/as

  • Vinicia de Holanda Cabral Universidade de Fortaleza
    • Ítalo Rigoberto Cavalcante Andrade Universidade de Fortaleza
      • Elizabeth Mesquita Melo Universidade de Fortaleza
        • Tatiana de Medeiros Colletti Cavalcante Universidade de Fortaleza

          DOI:

          https://doi.org/10.15253/2175-6783.2017000100012

          Palabras clave:

          Nursing Diagnosis, Nursing Process, Intensive Care Units, Critical Care.

          Resumen

          Objective: to identify the main nursing diagnostic titles used in the care of critically ill patients hospitalized in an Intensive Care Unit, verifying the presence thereof in the diagnoses of NANDA International’s Taxonomy II. Methods: descriptive and documental study, in which 69 medical records of patients aged over 18 years were consulted. Results:22 nursing diagnostic titles were found; the most frequent was risk for infection (99.0%), risk for skin integrity (75.0%) and risk for aspiration (61.0%). Most diagnoses were in the domains safety/protection (43.0%) and activity/rest (26.5%). Conclusions: authors identified the main nursing diagnostic titles used in the care of critically ill patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit and the presence thereof in the diagnoses of NANDA International’s Taxonomy II.

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          Publicado

          2017-06-12

          Número

          Vol. 18 Núm. 1 (2017)

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          Cómo citar

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          Cabral V de H, Andrade Ítalo RC, Melo EM, Cavalcante T de MC. Prevalence of nursing diagnoses in an intensive care unit. Rev Rene [Internet]. 2017 Jun. 12 [cited 2026 Jun. 16];18(1):84-90. Available from: https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/19216