title: Nursing diagnoses and interventions of Japanese patients with end-stage breast cancer admitted for different care purposes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To clarify actual nursing diagnoses for and interventions given to patients with end-stage breast cancer admitted for different care purposes.
  
  
  METHODS
  Nursing diagnoses, defining characteristics, related/risk factors, and nursing interventions were analyzed in a convenience sample of 150 patient records.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 539 nursing diagnoses (96 labels) were documented. Frequently listed diagnoses were chronic pain, risk for infection, and activity intolerance. The most frequently used nursing diagnosis for the chemotherapy group was risk for infection. The nurses in this study rarely report any diagnoses related to death and dying.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nursing diagnoses and interventions differed depending on the purpose of admission.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Oncology nurses need to consider the reasons for admission when making nursing diagnoses and interventions for patients with end-stage breast cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University. ogasawar@sahs.med.osaka-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Chie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ogasawara
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: Yasuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kume
authors.forename: Ilkuyo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Yukari
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Katayama
authors.forename: Yoko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Furuhashi
authors.forename: Masayo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Andoh
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Sumiko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okazaki
authors.forename: Michiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanabe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009731:Nursing Audit; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009737:Nursing Records; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010343:Patient Admission; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D018579:Patient Selection; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000458:organization & administration*