NURSING DIAGNOSIS IDENTIFIED IN THE ELDERLY HOSPITAL DISCHARGE

Authors

  • Walquiria Lene dos Santos
  • Adélia Yaeko Kyosen Nakatani
  • Rosimere Ferreira Santana
  • Maria Márcia Bachion

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v14i2.15622

Keywords:

Idoso, Alta do paciente, Assistência hospitalar, Enfermagem geriátrica, Diagnóstico de enfermagem, Elderly, Patient discharge, Hospital care, Geriatric nursing, Nursing diagnosis.

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the profile of the nursing diagnosis of the Health Promotion Domain of
NANDA. This is a descriptive research conducted with 25 elderly (> 60 years) in the process of hospital discharge in a
School Hospital of the Midwest Region, from April to October of 2007. It was used the process of clinical reasoning
according with Risner to identify the nursing diagnosis. All the elderly presented nursing diagnosis in the Health Promotion
domain, and the prevalent ones were: increased disposition for the therapeutic regimen control (64%), ineffective control
of the therapeutic regimen (56%), disposition for improved nutrition (52%). Therefore, health education should be prioritized
at all health care stages, aiming the paradigm change of a pathological ageing, with focus on disability prevention and the
promotion of a healthy ageing.

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Published

2009-09-30

How to Cite

dos Santos, W. L., Nakatani, A. Y. K., Santana, R. F., & Bachion, M. M. (2009). NURSING DIAGNOSIS IDENTIFIED IN THE ELDERLY HOSPITAL DISCHARGE. Cogitare Enfermagem, 14(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v14i2.15622

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 2 (2009)

Section

Original Articles

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