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[Nursing diagnoses and reports. An appropriate relationship?]
Isabel M López Medina1, Pedro L Pancorbo Hidalgo, Laura I Sánchez Jurado
1Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Escuela de Enfermería, Universidad de Jaén.
Revista De Enfermeria (Barcelona, Spain)
|September 25, 2003
Summary
This study evaluated nursing diagnoses in discharge planning using NANDA taxonomy and Virginia Henderson
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Healthcare Management
Context:
- Retrospective descriptive study of 260 discharge care plans (1994-1998).
- Analysis focused on nursing diagnoses within discharge planning.
- Utilized NANDA taxonomy adapted to Virginia Henderson's model.
Purpose:
- To evaluate the accuracy and application of nursing diagnoses in discharge planning.
- To assess the adherence to NANDA taxonomy and Henderson's model in clinical practice.
Summary:
- An average of 4.2 nursing problems were identified per discharge plan.
- 62.4% of identified problems were correctly stated as nursing diagnoses (avg. 2.6 per report).
- Most identified nursing problems were actual (95.6%), with few potential or high-risk diagnoses.
Impact:
- Findings highlight areas for improvement in nursing diagnosis formulation and documentation.
- Results suggest a need for enhanced training on NANDA taxonomy and Henderson's model.
- Informs best practices for effective nursing discharge planning and patient care continuity.