Nursing diagnosis in children with signs and symptoms of asthma: a description study

Autor: Chagas, Karla Larissa Matoso, Lima, Luisa Helena de Oliveira, Oliveira, Edina Araújo Rodrigues, Luz, Givaneide Oliveira de Andrade
Jazyk: portugalština
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Revista da Rede de Enfermagem do Nordeste, Vol 12, Iss 2 (2012)
Rev Rene; Vol 12 No 2 (2011)
Rev Rene; v. 12 n. 2 (2011)
Rev Rene
Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
instacron:UFC
ISSN: 2175-6783
1517-3852
Popis: The respiratory diseases are very common in childhood. The chronic asthma earns eminence for being the principal chronic disease in childhood and their symptoms generate suffering to patients and their families. The study aimed to analyze the nursing diagnosis present in children with respiratory signs and symptoms in Quixadá-CE, Brazil. This work was a descriptive and transversal research, accomplished with 30 children who were at hospital internment. Data were collected between March and April 2009. The evaluated children showed 13 nursing diagnosis, been identified 41 defining characteristics, 23 related factors and 19 risk factors. The most prevalent nursing diagnosis was ineffective airway clearance (100.0%), followed by ineffective breathing pattern (80%) and risk of infection (66.7%). It is important that nurses who look after children with respiratory diseases can direct their interventions to the diagnosis which are more frequently reported here.
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