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Clinical Indicators of Impaired Gas Exchange in Cardiac Postoperative Patients
ConclusionSome clinical indicators predict the presence/absence of IGE more accurately than others. Implications for Nursing PracticeKnowledge of the accuracy of defining characteristics allows an early identification of particular nursing diagnoses, which can prevent complications. PropósitoAnalizar a acurácia das características definidoras de Troca de Gases Prejudicada (TGP). MéthodoEstudo transversal desenvolvido com 93 pacientes adultos no pós‐operatório cardíaco. Dezenove características definidoras da NANDA‐I associadas a TGP foram avaliadas. ResultadosDez características definidoras foram encontradas n...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications - June 1, 2014 Category: Nursing Authors: Vanessa Emille Carvalho Sousa, Lívia Maia Pascoal, Talita Ferreira Oliveira Matos, Ranielly Vidal Nascimento, Daniel Bruno Resende Chaves, Nirla Gomes Guedes, Marcos Venícios Oliveira Lopes Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Plato, Nightingale, and Nursing: Can You Hear Me Now?
ConclusionOver 100 years after her death, the impact Florence Nightingale still has on professional nursing practice remains. Scholarship in nursing education today is infused with a liberal arts background in philosophy, ethics, and the sciences. Nightingale's holistic concepts of person, health, and environment in the practice of nursing coalesced with her statistical analyses in validating nursing actions foreshadowed the development of universal nursing knowledge and language base and meta‐paradigm concepts in nursing. Further classification and categorization of Nightingale's concepts of assessing, implementing, and...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications - June 1, 2014 Category: Nursing Authors: Jacqueline Michele Arnone, Virginia Fitzsimons Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Nursing Diagnosis Development of Longing: Content Validation With Nursing Experts
ConclusionCurrent research supports the proposed development of a nursing diagnosis for the human response of longing. Practice ImplicationsBecause the psychosocial characteristics do not make longing easy to assess, continued research is needed to ask patients and caregivers about their personal experience with this human response. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications - June 1, 2014 Category: Nursing Authors: Shelley‐Rae Pehler, Michelle Markwardt, Danielle Hibbard Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Relationships Among NANDA‐I Diagnoses, Nursing Outcomes Classification, and Nursing Interventions Classification by Nursing Students for Patients in Medical‐Surgical Units in Korea
ConclusionBy determining patient outcomes linked to interventions and how the degree of outcomes change after interventions, the effectiveness of the interventions can be evaluated. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications - June 1, 2014 Category: Nursing Authors: Hyun Kyung Noh, Eunjoo Lee Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Association Between Nursing Diagnoses and Socioeconomic/Clinical Characteristics of Patients on Hemodialysis
ConclusionThe nursing diagnoses in this population may be influenced by the socioeconomic/clinical data. Implications for Nursing PracticeThe results suggest an opportunity for improved nursing intervention in this community. ObjetivoAnalisar a associação entre diagnósticos de enfermagem e características sócio econômicos/clínicos de pacientes em hemodiálise. MétodosEstudo transversal realizado por meio de entrevista e exame físico de 178 pacientes selecionados consecutivamente. ResultadosOs diagnósticos de enfermagem dentro dos domínios da NANDA‐I: promoção da saúde, nutrição, atividade/repouso, percep�...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications - June 1, 2014 Category: Nursing Authors: Cecília Maria Farias Queiroz Frazão, Jéssica Dantas Sá, Maria das Graças Mariano Nunes Paiva, Ana Luisa Brandão Carvalho Lira, Marcos Venícios Oliveira Lopes, Bertha Cruz Enders Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Psychometric Properties of the Body Image Scale in Turkish Ostomy Patients
ConclusionThe Turkish version of the Body Image Scale is a valid and reliable tool for evaluating body image in Turkish ostomy patients. AmaçOstomisi olan Türk hastalarında Beden İmajı Ölçeğinin geçerliğini ve güvenirliğini incelemektir. MethotBu çalışma metodolojik ve kesitsel tipde yapılmıştır. Ostomi ve yara bakım ünitesinden alınan, en az iki aydır ostomisi olan 100 hasta örneklemi oluşturmuştur. BulgularDoğrulayıcı Faktör analizinde elde edilen iyilik uyum İndeksleri kabul edilebilir düzeydedir. Açıklayıcı faktör Analizinde faktör yükleri 0.74 ile 0.91 arasında değişmekte olup...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications - June 1, 2014 Category: Nursing Authors: Özgül Karayurt, Aylin Durmaz Edeer, Gülseren Süler, Hatice Dorum, Deniz Harputlu, Fatma Vural, Ceylanım Üçer Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Statistical Characteristics of the Weighted Inter‐Rater Reliability Index for Clinically Validating Nursing Diagnoses
ConclusionThis index selects those clinical indicators with high frequency and/or absolute agreement and therefore has a high sensitivity. Implications for Nursing PracticeThe high sensitivity may result in incorporating false positive clinical indicators. ObjetivoAnalisar as características estatísticas do índice de confiabilidade ponderada inter‐avaliador para validação de diagnósticos de enfermagem. MétodosA partir de um algoritmo computacional, os valores do índice foram comparados com o tamanho da amostra, frequência do indicador clínico, número de concordâncias entre os avaliadores, e outros três estim...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications - June 1, 2014 Category: Nursing Authors: Marcos Venícios Oliveira Lopes, Viviane Martins Silva, Thelma Leite Araujo, José Vieira Silva Filho Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Jordanian Women's Personal Practices Regarding Prevention and Early Detection of Breast Cancer
ConclusionThe results of this study provide information to policy makers and healthcare leaders who seek to improve breast cancer prevention and response to cancer control efforts. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications - June 1, 2014 Category: Nursing Authors: Mahmoud Al‐Hussami, Ruqayya Zeilani, Omar Abdelhameed AlKhawaldeh, Lubna Abushaika Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Student Nurses’ Attitudes Toward Dying Patients in Central Anatolia
ConclusionIt was seen that nursing students’ FATCOD scores were at a moderate level. Implications for nursing practiceWe are of the opinion that it will be helpful that nursing students should be trained about the care for dying patients during their formal education. AmaçBu çalışma Orta Anadolu'daki hemşirelik öğrencilerinin ölmekte olan bireye bakım vermeye ilişkin tutumlarını belirlemek amacı ile tanımlayıcı olarak yapıldı. Gereç Ve YöntemBu çalışma, Türkiye'deki üç üniversitenin üçüncü ve dördüncü sınıf hemşirelik bölümü 222 öğrencisiyle tamamlandı. Veriler öğrenci bilgi f...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications - June 1, 2014 Category: Nursing Authors: Dilek Arslan, Nazan Kilic Akca, Nuray Simsek, Pinar Zorba Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Evidence‐Based Practice Competence: A Concept Analysis
ConclusionAn operational definition for the concept was developed. Implications for Nursing PracticeA clear and operational definition of evidence‐based practice competence will help guide nurses at all levels of experience to use the best available evidence for improving the quality of care and maximizing patient outcomes. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications - May 28, 2014 Category: Nursing Authors: Natasha Laibhen‐Parkes Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Perception of Cervical Cancer Risk and Screening Behavior: A Literature Review
ConclusionExisting theories of health behavior appear inadequate for understanding screening behavior, and further studies are recommended to enrich the knowledge base of nursing diagnoses in knowledge deficit and health‐seeking behavior. Implications for Nursing PracticeEfforts would be made to improve nurses' understanding of risk perception of cervical cancer within specific cultural context. 目的本文综述了女性对宫颈癌的危险性的感知，影响这种感知的因素，及对对宫颈癌的危险性的感知和宫颈癌筛查行为的关系。 方法本研究应用综合文献综述方法 结果查文�...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications - March 27, 2014 Category: Nursing Authors: Carmen W. H. Chan, Sheng‐Bo Yang, Can Gu, Xiuhua Wang, Lijian Tao Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Construction and Validation of a Data Collection Tool for the Clinical Assessment of Human Responses of Outpatients With Chronic Cardiovascular Diseases
ConclusionThe NATDC was constructed and validated. Implications for Nursing PracticeThis tool can be used in patients with chronic illnesses who experience a variety of human responses seeking nursing care in an outpatient setting because it is based in human responses within a structured framework for nursing assessment. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications - March 27, 2014 Category: Nursing Authors: Camila de Souza Carneiro, Juliana de Lima Lopes, T. Heather Herdman, Camila Takáo Lopes, Maria Márcia Bachion, Alba Lucia Bottura Leite de Barros Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Validation of the Quality of Diagnoses, Interventions, and Outcomes (Q‐DIO) Instrument for Use in Brazil and the United States
ConclusionsThese results indicate that Q‐DIO is valid and reliable for assessing the quality of nursing records. Implications for Nursing PracticeThe Q‐DIO may be useful to assess the quality and accuracy of nursing records. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications - March 26, 2014 Category: Nursing Authors: Graciele Fernanda da Costa Linch, Eneida Rejane Rabelo‐Silva, Gail Maria Keenan, Maria Antonieta Moraes, Janet Stifter, Maria Müller‐Staub Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Content Validation of the Nursing Diagnosis Acute Pain in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
ConclusionValidation of the nursing diagnosis acute pain in the Czech and Slovak sociocultural context has shown that nurses prioritize characteristics that are behavioral in nature as well as patients' verbal reports of pain. Practice ImplicationsVerbal reports of pain and behavioral indicators are important for arriving at the nursing diagnosis acute pain. CílHlavním cílem studie bylo ověřit určující znaky ošetřovatelské diagnózy Akutní bolest v České republice a Slovenské republice. MetódyToto je deskriptivní studie. Proces validace byl proveden na základě Fehringova modelu diagnostické validity ob...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications - March 12, 2014 Category: Nursing Authors: Renáta Zeleníková, Katarína Žiaková, Juraj Čáp, Darja Jarošová Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Emotional Reactions of Mothers who have Babies who are Diagnosed with Down Syndrome
ConclusionsUnderstanding the experiences of women living with/diagnosed with DS baby enables nurses to devise appropriate strategies to provide better support at every stage and thus helping them to cope with daily life. AmaçBu çalışmanın amacı gebeliğinde Down sendromu tanısı konmuş kadınların derin bir bakışla deneyimlerini saptamaktır. YöntemÇalışma Karaman'da Ağustos 2012 ve Şubat 2013 tarihleri arasında yapılmıştır. Yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu ile kişiye özel ses kayıtları alınarak yapılan çalışmada tematik analiz kullanılarak veriler kodlanmış ve kategorize edilmi...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications - March 7, 2014 Category: Nursing Authors: Nejla Canbulat, Meltem Demirgöz BAL, Mehtap Çoplu Tags: Original Article Source Type: research