Related Experiment Video
Updated: Oct 31, 2025
08:56
Study of Experimental Organ Donation Models for Lung Transplantation
Published on: March 15, 2024
1.8K
Nursing Diagnosis for Potential Organ Donors: Accuracy Study
Luciana Nabinger Menna Barreto1, Éder Marques Cabral2, Marina Raffin Buffon1
1Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Clinical Nursing Research
|June 28, 2021
Summary
This study evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of Impaired Physiological Balance Syndrome in organ donors. Altered heart rate was the most accurate indicator for diagnosing this syndrome.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Physiology
- Medical Diagnostics
Background:
- Accurate diagnosis of Impaired Physiological Balance Syndrome is crucial in potential organ donors.
- Nursing diagnoses require validated indicators for reliable application.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the diagnostic accuracy of Impaired Physiological Balance Syndrome in potential brain-dead organ donors.
- To identify key indicators for the nursing diagnosis of Impaired Physiological Balance Syndrome.
Main Methods:
- Retrospective analysis of 145 medical records.
- Utilized an instrument with 25 indicators for the nursing diagnosis.
- Employed descriptive and inferential statistical analyses.
Main Results:
- The prevalence of Impaired Physiological Balance Syndrome was 53.1%.
- Altered heart rate demonstrated the highest accuracy and predictive capacity.
- Specific indicators like hyperthermia and hypothermia were associated with the syndrome's presence.
Conclusions:
- Altered heart rate is a key indicator for diagnosing Impaired Physiological Balance Syndrome in organ donors.
- Accurate diagnostic indicators improve the effectiveness of interventions and patient outcomes.
Related Concept Videos
01:10Documentation of Nursing Diagnosis
1.4K
The nurse documents nursing diagnoses and enters them into the patient record. The identified patient's nursing diagnosis is either written out with a plan of care or entered into the electronic health record.
In some settings, data-driven computerized decision support systems are in place, allowing for more accurate nursing diagnoses. The database within one of these systems includes diagnostic labels defining characteristics, activities, and indicators for nursing. A nurse enters...
In some settings, data-driven computerized decision support systems are in place, allowing for more accurate nursing diagnoses. The database within one of these systems includes diagnostic labels defining characteristics, activities, and indicators for nursing. A nurse enters...
1.4K
01:26Formulating and Validating Nursing Diagnosis I
3.2K
A nursing diagnosis is written when the nurse recognizes a cluster of essential patient data indicating health problems treated with independent nursing interventions. The standardized terminologies of a nursing diagnosis help nurses identify and treat patients' problems. Every electronic health record that uses nursing diagnosis must employ standard diagnostic terminology. Developing an efficient, individualized care plan begins with accurate nursing diagnoses.
There are thirteen domains...
There are thirteen domains...
3.2K
01:28Kidney Transplant I: Introduction
101
A kidney transplant is a surgical approach that involves replacing a non-functioning kidney with a healthy one from a donor. This procedure is often a treatment option for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. The method requires careful recipient selection, including evaluating various medical and psychosocial factors. These criteria vary between transplant centers but generally include assessments of the patient's overall health, adherence to medical recommendations, and lifestyle...
101
01:25Formulating and Validating Nursing Diagnosis II
3.3K
Nursing diagnoses represent a problem validated by major defining characteristics. There are four categories of nursing diagnoses: problem-focused, risk, health promotion or wellness, and syndrome. The anatomy of a nursing diagnosis includes three components: problem statement or diagnostic label, defining characteristics, and related factors.
Risk nursing diagnoses represent clinical judgments of an individual, family, or community more vulnerable to developing the health problem than others...
Risk nursing diagnoses represent clinical judgments of an individual, family, or community more vulnerable to developing the health problem than others...
3.3K
01:22Nursing Diagnosis
3.3K
Following assessment, a nursing diagnosis is the next step in the nursing process. It begins after the nurse has collected and recorded the patient data. The purpose of diagnosing is to identify how the client responds to actual or potential health processes, identify factors that bestow or that cause health problems, the etiologies, and identify resources or strengths the individual, group, or community can draw on to prevent or resolve problems.
The nursing diagnosis focuses on evidence-based...
The nursing diagnosis focuses on evidence-based...
3.3K
01:24Nursing Process for Patient and Caregiver Teaching I: Assessment and Diagnosis
2.1K
The nursing process provides a clinical decision-making framework for patients and families to establish and implement a personalized care plan. Since part of the nurse's duties is to teach patients, the steps of the nursing process are the most effective way to approach instruction. The nursing process and the teaching-learning process are inextricably linked.
It is critical to determine the patient's learning needs during the assessment. Determination of learning needs compounds data...
It is critical to determine the patient's learning needs during the assessment. Determination of learning needs compounds data...
2.1K