An Analysis of Nursing Diagnoses for Patients Undergoing Procedures in a Brazilian Interventional Radiology Suite
Abstract
Innovations in minimally invasive surgery have led to more procedures being performed in the interventional radiology suite. It, therefore, is essential that nurses in radiology departments be competent to care for all types of patients. Use of nursing classification systems can improve care by providing standardized language for documentation. We conducted a project that involved 25 patients undergoing interventional radiology procedures between August and October 2006 in São Paulo, Brazil, to identify the most frequent North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA) nursing diagnoses used and then compared the NANDA diagnoses to Perioperative Nursing Data Set diagnoses. The most frequent nursing diagnoses in the participants were anxiety, chronic pain, inefficient tissue perfusion–peripheral, deficient knowledge, and risk for falls. These results are similar to diagnoses that have been reported in outpatient centers. The NANDA and Perioperative Nursing Data Set diagnoses were found to be similar.
Key words: North American Nursing Diagnosis Association, NANDA, Perioperative Nursing Data Set, PNDS, nursing diagnoses, interventional radiology, minimally invasive surgery, perioperative nursing care
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Editor's note: At the time this article was being considered for publication in the AORN Journal, the Perioperative Nursing Data Set, 3rd ed, was in press. The contents of this article are based on the Perioperative Nursing Data Set, Rev 2nd ed.
PII: S0001-2092(10)00324-8
doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2009.09.032
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