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Validation of the Defining Characteristics of the Nursing Diagnosis Ineffective Airway Clearance |
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| Authors: | Genee Brukwitzki MSN RN Cynthia Holmgren MSN RN OCN Regina Marie Maibusch MS RN CS |
| Affiliation: | Genee Brukwitzki, MSN, RN, is Instructor, Milwaukee County Medical Complex School of Nursing, Milwaukee, WI.;Cynthia Holmgren, MSN, RN, OCN, is Assistant Professor, Bellin College of Nursing, Green Bay, WI.;Regina Marie Maibusch, MS, RN, CS, is Parish Nurse, Lutheran Church Senior Center for Luther Manor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Milwaukee, WI. |
| Abstract: | The investigators designed this validation study to determine the defining characteristics of the nursing diagnosis ineffective airway clearance. Using Fehring's Diagnostic Content Validity Model, 546 nurses who care for respiratory clients validated one major and 19 minor defining characteristics. Nine characteristics previously described in the literature were eliminated. Clarification of the defining characteristics of this diagnosis improves communication in practice, education and research. |
| Keywords: | Ineffective airway clearance nursing diagnosis |