V M King1, M E Chard, T Elliot. 1. Centre for Nursing and Health Care Practices, Faculty of Health Sciences, Southern Cross University, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To document nursing diagnoses on nursing care plans in an Australian context where NANDA nursing diagnoses were utilized. METHODS: An audit of 198 nursing care plans at three selected hospitals by three university lecturers involved in teaching nursing diagnosis. FINDINGS: Pain was the nursing diagnosis most often documented; the majority of other diagnoses pertained to physical problems experienced by patients. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this research add to the knowledge of nursing diagnosis utilization and have implications for the provision of nursing care and its teaching and research.
PURPOSE: To document nursing diagnoses on nursing care plans in an Australian context where NANDA nursing diagnoses were utilized. METHODS: An audit of 198 nursing care plans at three selected hospitals by three university lecturers involved in teaching nursing diagnosis. FINDINGS:Pain was the nursing diagnosis most often documented; the majority of other diagnoses pertained to physical problems experienced by patients. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this research add to the knowledge of nursing diagnosis utilization and have implications for the provision of nursing care and its teaching and research.