Sara Maria Oliveira Pinto1, Sílvia Maria Alves Caldeira Berenguer2, José Carlos Amado Martins3,4. 1. Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Oporto, Portugal. 2. Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon, Portugal. scaldeira@ics.lisboa.ucp.pt. 3. Medical-Surgical Unit, Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. 4. Department of Human Sciences and Health, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Oporto, Portugal.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Discussion of the "Impaired Comfort" nursing diagnosis. METHODS: Discussion paper based on the authors' ongoing PhD research about the development of comfort as a complex intervention. FINDINGS: When the patient has impaired comfort, the nursing intervention should be specific to the etiological factor. Some arguments are raised about impaired comfort as a nursing diagnosis and the discussion is led about the possibility of the referred diagnosis being considered a syndrome. CONCLUSIONS: New proposals are presented for the nursing classification based on theoretical knowledge development and current scientific evidence. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING: The results can contribute to better decision-making and clinical reasoning, namely in terms of the nursing process, and contribute to safer, rational, efficient, and effective nursing care.
OBJECTIVE: Discussion of the "Impaired Comfort" nursing diagnosis. METHODS: Discussion paper based on the authors' ongoing PhD research about the development of comfort as a complex intervention. FINDINGS: When the patient has impaired comfort, the nursing intervention should be specific to the etiological factor. Some arguments are raised about impaired comfort as a nursing diagnosis and the discussion is led about the possibility of the referred diagnosis being considered a syndrome. CONCLUSIONS: New proposals are presented for the nursing classification based on theoretical knowledge development and current scientific evidence. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING: The results can contribute to better decision-making and clinical reasoning, namely in terms of the nursing process, and contribute to safer, rational, efficient, and effective nursing care.
Authors: Sara Maria Oliveira Pinto; Sílvia Maria Alves Caldeira Berenguer; José Carlos Amado Martins; Katharine Kolcaba Journal: Porto Biomed J Date: 2016-09-17