Studies that address the defining characteristics (DC) can contribute to the improvement of diagnostic reasoning, directly influencing the choice of nursing diagnoses most suitable for clinical situation of the patient. This study examined how nursing diagnoses ineffective breathing pattern (IBP), ineffective airway clearance (IAC), impaired gas exchange (IGE) and impaired spontaneous ventilation (ISV) presente...
PURPOSE: To determine the accuracy of NANDA-I defining characteristics for the nursing diagnosis, ineffective breathing pattern, in children with acute respiratory infection. METHODS: This was a prospective cohort study in 136 children. Measures of accuracy were calculated for the defining characteristics. FINDINGS: Use of accessory muscles to breathe presented the best measure of accuracy. Alterations in depth...
It is growing the number of people with stoke and it is important to perform studies with this population. The aim of this research was to analyze the socioeconomic factors that occur in patients who are hospitalized due to stroke. This work was done with 91 patients with stroke, in a hospital in Fortaleza. The data was collected within the period of October 2007 and April 2008, through a form. The ischemic str...
É crescente o número de pessoas com acidente vascular encefálico (AVE), sendo importante a realização de estudos com esta população. O objetivo do estudo foi analisar os fatores socioeconômicos nos pacientes internados por AVE. Estudo transversal, realizado com 91 pessoas com AVE, em um hospital de Fortaleza. Dados coletados de outubro de 2007 a abril de 2008, por meio de um formulário. O AVE isquêmico foi mais...
It is growing the number of people with stoke and it is important to perform studies with this population. The aim of this research was to analyze the socioeconomic factors that occur in patients who are hospitalized due to stroke. This work was done with 91 patients with stroke, in a hospital in Fortaleza. The data was collected within the period of October 2007 and April 2008, through a form. The ischemic str...