Validation of nursing diagnoses, interventions and outcomes in a pediatric clinic

Rev Bras Enferm. 2018 Jan-Feb;71(1):80-88. doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0647.
[Article in English, Portuguese]

Abstract

Objectives: To elaborate operational definitions for the Nomenclature nursing diagnoses, interventionsand outcomes of the Pediatric Clinic at a University Hospital and carry out a validation of the content and clinical aspects of this Nomenclature.

Method: Methodological research, developed in two stages: documentary study, for the validation of content of the operational definitions of nursing diagnoses; and secondly applied research, via clinical cases, performed with children from 0 to 5 years.

Results: The 126 diagnoses were submitted to consensus validation and 55.6% were validated. Six clinical case studies were carried out, using the phases of the nursing process, based on the theory of Basic Human Needs, identifying 24.3% of the validated diagnoses and 54.5% of the nursing interventions listed in the Nomenclature.

Conclusion: The study showed the effectiveness of using the Nomenclature in the Pediatric Clinic, in order to optimize the care andquality of health services.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Nursing Diagnosis / standards*
  • Nursing Process / standards*
  • Nursing Process / trends
  • Reproducibility of Results