Critical defining characteristics for nursing diagnosis about ineffective breastfeeding
Sandra Cristina de Alvarenga1, Denise Silveira de Castro1, Franciéle Marabotti Costa Leite2
1Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Center of Health Sciences, Postgraduate Program in Nursing. Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil.
Objective:
To investigate the Nursing diagnostic accuracy measures and to propose a model to use defining characteristics in order to judge the nursing diagnosis of ineffective breastfeeding.
Method:
Cross-sectional study with a sample of 73 binomials mom-child hospitalized in a maternity ward of an University Hospital, from July to August of 2014.
Results:
The diagnostic predominance rate was 58.9%. The characteristics that best meet the needs of logistic regression model were: discontinuance of breast sucking; infant's inability of seizing the areola-nipple region correctly; infant's crying one hour after breastfeeding and inappropriate milk supply perceived.
Conclusion:
Breastfeeding process is dynamic; diagnostic judgement may suffer some changes according to the time data are collected; the defining characteristics are the best predictors if associated with models and rules of use.
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