Prevalent nursing diagnoses and interventions in the hospitalized elder care

OBJECTIVES: to identify the prevalent nursing diagnoses (ND) in the hospitalized elder care; to compare the prevalent ND with the duration of hospital stay and with the prescribed cares for their respective diagnoses. METHOD: Transversal historical study carried through in Porto Alegre, RS, by analyzing patient records age e•60 years old, interned in clinical unities of a university hospital. RESULTS: 1665 records were analyzed; the four prevalent NANDA nursing diagnoses - within 62 identified ones - were: Self-Care Deficit - Bathing/Hygiene, Imbalanced Nutrition - Less than Body Requirements, Risk for Infection and Ineffective Breathing Patterns, varying from 14 to 17 days of hospital stay. THE MAIN CARES WERE: aiding bed bath, communicating diet acceptance, implementing routines of care in venous puncture and checking respiratory pattern. CONCLUSION: four prevalent ND were identified with the appropriate prescribed care. However, other care could have been established as a priority.

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Main Authors:	Almeida,Miriam de Abreu, Aliti,Graziella Badin, Franzen,Elenara, Thomé,Elisabeth Gomes da Rocha, Unicovsky,Margarita Rubin, Rabelo,Eneida Rejane, Ludwig,Maria Luiza Machado, Moraes,Maria Antonieta
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto / Universidade de São Paulo 2008
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692008000400009
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