Abstract

VILLAREJO AGUILAR, Luis. Nursing diagnoses in patients with chronic diseases, at hospital discharge, by taxonomy Nanda-I. Enferm. glob. [online]. 2011, vol.10, n.23, pp.25-29. ISSN 1695-6141.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S1695-61412011000300002.

The study aims to identify the most frequent nursing diagnoses recorded on discharge reports for patients with chronic diseases. We conducted a cross sectional study on all patients discharged during the retrospective period 2009-2010. Data collection and analysis of variables was done by reviewing discharge reports. The main results identified that the most common diagnoses were impaired physical mobility, anxiety, risk of falls, risk of impaired skin integrity, activity intolerance, risk of constipation, poor knowledge, acute pain and fatigue in the performance the role of caregiver. There is a significant need for care in patients with chronic diseases resulting from the existence of assets that need continuity problems between levels of care.

Keywords : Nursing Diagnoses; Chronic diseases; Discharge.

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