Cross Mapping Between the Priority Nursing Care for Stroke Patients Treated With Thrombolytic Therapy and the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC)
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Carine Lais Nonnenmacher1, Christiane Wahast Ávila2, Vanessa Monteiro Mantovani3
1Hospitalar Conceição Group, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Objective:
To verify the correspondence between the priority nursing care for stroke patients treated with thrombolytic therapy and the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC).
Methods:
A cross-mapping study with a semi-structured interview was conducted with 11 expert nurses who described priority nursing care in clinical practice, and mapped it to the NIC.
Results:
Eleven nursing care priorities cited by the nurses were mapped to eight NICs, including Thrombolytic Therapy Management (4270).
Conclusions:
There was correspondence between all priority nursing care interventions for stroke patients treated with thrombolytic therapy and the NIC.
Implications For Nursing Practice:
The nursing care cited by the nurses was corroborated by the NIC, providing evidence for the clinical practice.
Objetivo:
Verificar a correspondência entre os cuidados de enfermagem prioritários a pacientes com acidente vascular encefálico tratados com terapia trombolítica e a Classificação das Intervenções de Enfermagem (NIC). MÉTODOS: Estudo de mapeamento cruzado com uma entrevista semi-estruturada aplicada a 11 enfermeiros especialistas que descreveram os cuidados de enfermagem prioritários na prática clínica, e mapeados para a NIC.
Resultados:
Onze cuidados de enfermagem prioritários foram citados pelos enfermeiros e mapeados em oito intervenções de enfermagem NIC, incluindo a Thrombolytic Therapy Management (4270). CONCLUSÕES: Houve correspondência entre todos os cuidados de enfermagem prioritários para pacientes com acidente vascular encefálico tratados com a terapia trombolítica e as intervençães de enfermagem NIC. IMPLICAÇÕES PARA A PRÁTICA DE ENFERMAGEM: Os cuidados de enfermagem citados pelos enfermeiros foram corroborados pela NIC, produzindo evidências para a prática clínica.
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