title: Validation of the defining characteristics of the nursing diagnosis ineffective airway clearance.
abstract: The investigators designed this validation study to determine the defining characteristics of the nursing diagnosis ineffective airway clearance. Using Fehring's Diagnostic Content Validity Model, 546 nurses who care for respiratory clients validated one major and 19 minor defining characteristics. Nine characteristics previously described in the literature were eliminated. Clarification of the defining characteristics of this diagnosis improves communication in practice, education and research.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brukwitzki
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Holmgren
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Maibusch
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis / Q000592:standards*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires