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Alba Luz Rodríguez Acelas1, Vanessa Monteiro Mantovani2, Wilson Cañon Montañez1
1RN, PhD. Associate Professor at Faculty of Nursing, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.
Purpose:
To evaluate pain levels in patients who underwent total hip arthroplasty (THA) using the Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC).
Methods:
Prospective cohort study conducted in the surgical hospitalization units of a university hospital in southern Brazil. Twenty-four patients were evaluated and followed-up for four consecutive days after THA.
Findings:
A significant difference was found between the first and last evaluations for the outcome pain level (2102). Two indicators also showed statistically significant differences overtime.
Conclusions:
The NOC outcome and indicators demonstrated the different pain levels of patients who underwent THA.
Implications For Nursing Practice:
The NOC system is applicable to clinical practice, because it facilitated the follow-up of patient progression.
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