[Nursing diagnosis in deaf patients in psychiatry]

The purpose of the study was to identify NANDA-nursing diagnoses with psychiatric patients who are deaf or hard of hearing. The research study took place at the VIA (Visual Interaction Ward) of the Robert Fleury Stichting at Leidschendam. By means of focused interviews with nurses data were gathered from which, using content analysis, nursing diagnoses were identified. These diagnoses, consisting of defining characteristics and related factors, were reviewed on their validity by the nurses who take care of these patients. In this way an inventory was made up of the diagnoses most characteristic of the population. From the data, the diagnosis of impaired communication related to deafness was generated by the researchers themselves. Although this diagnosis is not mentioned in literature, it was supported by the respondents who participated in the study.