Nursing interventions for people in palliative care, based on the Dignity Model

Area of Science:

• Nursing
• Palliative Care
• Health Informatics

Background:

• Standardized nursing language is crucial for accurate clinical documentation and evidence-based practice.
• Palliative care requires specific nursing interventions (NI) to address patient dignity.
• The Dignity-Conserving Care Model provides a framework for structuring palliative care.

Purpose of the Study:

• To validate nursing interventions (NI) for palliative care patients.
• To structure these NI using the Dignity-Conserving Care Model.
• To contribute to the development of standardized nursing language in palliative care.

Main Methods:

• A methodological study followed International Council of Nurses (ICN) recommendations.
• Nursing interventions were constructed based on ISO standard 18.104:2014.
• Content validation was performed by 26 expert nurses, followed by cross-mapping with the ICNP® catalogue.

Main Results:

• 209 nursing interventions (NI) were validated and categorized.
• 183 of the validated NI were new.
• 26 NI were identified as already existing in the ICNP® Catalogue.

Conclusions:

• The study successfully validated and structured nursing interventions for palliative care.
• 183 new nursing interventions were developed, expanding the ICNP® Catalogue.
• This research offers valuable insights for palliative care practice in Brazil.