High Frequency: Treatment Priority Nursing Diagnoses in Critical Care |
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Authors: | Marjory Gordon PhD RN FAAN Elizabeth Hiltunen MS RN CS |
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Affiliation: | Marjory Gordon, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Professor, School of Nursing, Boston College, Boston, MA.;Elizabeth Hiltunen, MS, RN, CS, is Clinical Nurse Specialist, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, MA. |
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Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to identify high frequency-treatment priority nursing diagnoses in critical care nursing using survey research methods. Through a mailed survey the prevalence of 135 nursing diagnoses from the NANDA Diagnostic Taxonomy and other diagnoses was rated by a national, random sample of 678 critical care nurses. Six important diagnostic areas were: sleep-rest, activity, nutritional-metabolic, cognitive-perceptual, self-perception (mood state), and health management (risk) patterns. Twenty diagnoses were rated as nearly always or frequently present in their practice by 70% or more of the nurses. Findings can be used to focus clinical studies of the highly prevalent diagnoses. |
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Keywords: | Critical care nursing diagnosis. |
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