title: Nursing diagnoses for the postpartum woman.
abstract: A descriptive, correlational study was undertaken to identify nursing diagnoses selected by mothers during the first 72 hours after birth. The convenience sample of 231 women completed questionnaires listing 34 diagnoses. On average, each mother selected nine diagnoses of concern to her since the birth. Alteration in comfort, potential for growth, alteration in body fluids, impaired mobility, and sleep pattern disturbance were the most frequently selected diagnoses. Only 34.5% of the mothers identified knowledge deficit as a concern. Parity, type of delivery, and length of postpartum time influenced the diagnoses selected. The data suggest modifications in the focus of hospital-based, postpartum nursing care.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Nursing Service, University Hospital, Seattle, WA 98195.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tribotti
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lyons
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Blackburn
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stein
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Withers
mesh_terms: D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000451:nursing; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007224:Infant Care; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy