Fritz Frauenfelder1, Theo van Achterberg2,3, Ian Needham4, Maria Müller Staub5,6. 1. Directorate of Nursing, Therapies and Social Work Psychiatric, University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland. 2. KU Leuven-Centre for Health Services and Nursing Research, Leuven, Belgium. 3. Scientific Institute for Quality of Health Care, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. 4. Nursing Research, Center of Education & Research (COEUR), Wil, Switzerland. 5. Pflege PBS (Projects, Consulting, Research), Wil, Switzerland. 6. Lectorat Nursing Diagnostics, Hanze University Groningen, The Netherlands.
Abstract
PURPOSE: This study explored how well NANDA-I covers the reality of adult inpatient psychiatric nursing care. METHODS: Patient observations documented by registered nurses in records were analyzed using content analysis and mapped with the classification NANDA-I. FINDINGS: A total of 1,818 notes were examined and contained 46 different patient responses. Twenty-nine patient responses were recognizable as NANDA-I diagnoses at the level of definitions, 15 as diagnoses-related factors, and 12 did not match with any NANDA-I diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates that NANDA-I describes the adult inpatient psychiatric nursing care to a large extent. Nevertheless, further development of the classification is important. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: The results of this study will spur nursing research and further classification development.
PURPOSE: This study explored how well NANDA-I covers the reality of adult inpatient psychiatric nursing care. METHODS:Patient observations documented by registered nurses in records were analyzed using content analysis and mapped with the classification NANDA-I. FINDINGS: A total of 1,818 notes were examined and contained 46 different patient responses. Twenty-nine patient responses were recognizable as NANDA-I diagnoses at the level of definitions, 15 as diagnoses-related factors, and 12 did not match with any NANDA-I diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates that NANDA-I describes the adult inpatient psychiatric nursing care to a large extent. Nevertheless, further development of the classification is important. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: The results of this study will spur nursing research and further classification development.