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Francisco Javier Pérez-Rivas1, Ángel Martín-García2, María Teresa Sánz-Bayona3
1Gerencia Asistencial de Atención Primaria, Servicio Madrileño de Salud, Madrid, Spain, and Associate Professor at the Departamento de Enfermería, Facultad de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Purpose:
To establish technical values for nursing diagnoses in primary healthcare with which to weight the delivery of care based on criteria of complexity and relevance.
Methods:
A three-phase cross-sectional descriptive study: (1) establishing and weighting of the assessment criteria of technical values, (2) scoring of the assessment criteria per diagnosis, and (3) assigning technical values.
Findings:
Diagnoses were ordered on the scoring scale obtained and a technical value of 1 to 4 was assigned according to their quartile.
Conclusions:
Having a technical value for each nursing diagnosis helps to measure the diversity and complexity of care.
Implications For Nursing Practice:
Technical values may contribute to improving nursing management indicators, as they incorporate a quantitative view into the assessment process.
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