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Nursing diagnoses in patients with leukemia

A M Courtens1, H H Abu-Saad

  • 1Department of Nursing Science, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Nursing Diagnosis : ND : the Official Journal of the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association
|October 23, 1998
PubMed
Summary

This study identified 47 nursing diagnoses for hospitalized leukemia patients, focusing on nutritional, cognitive, activity, role, and coping patterns to guide specialized nursing care.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing
  • Oncology
  • Hematology

Background:

  • Leukemia patients present unique and complex care needs.
  • Understanding specific nursing diagnoses is crucial for effective patient management.
  • Functional Health Patterns provide a framework for organizing nursing care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and describe nursing diagnoses in hospitalized leukemia patients.
  • To determine related factors and defining characteristics of these diagnoses.
  • To categorize identified nursing diagnoses within the framework of Functional Health Patterns.

Main Methods:

  • Content analysis of 15 nursing records.
  • Interviews with 7 oncology nurses.
  • Study conducted in a university hospital in Maastricht, the Netherlands.

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Main Results:

  • Identified 47 nursing diagnoses and their characteristics in leukemia patients.
  • Classified diagnoses within 10 Functional Health Patterns.
  • Most frequent patterns included Nutritional-Metabolic, Cognitive-Perceptual, Activity-Exercise, Role-Relationship, and Coping-Stress-Tolerance.

Conclusions:

  • The findings highlight key nursing care needs for leukemia patients.
  • Results provide a basis for developing targeted nursing interventions.
  • Further research with larger samples is recommended due to the study's limitations.