title: Outcomes related to dehydration in the pediatric population.
abstract: The purpose of this pilot study was twofold: 1) to determine whether there was a statistically significant difference in nursing-sensitive patient outcome ratings from admission to discharge, and 2) to describe nursing interventions used to care for children admitted with a primary diagnosis of dehydration to a 272-bed Midwestern community hospital. Twenty-nine patient care records meeting study criteria were extracted from all pediatric admission records during the study period. The patient care records are part of a computerized clinical documentation system using the standardized nursing languages of the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association, the Nursing Interventions Classification, and the Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC). A statistically significant improvement in outcome ratings from admission to discharge was demonstrated for seven of eight NOC outcomes.
authors: Graduate Nursing Program, Winona State University, Winona, MN, USA. cscherb@winona.edu
authors: Cindy A
authors: CA
authors: Scherb
authors: Marcia S
authors: MS
authors: Stevens
authors: Carol
authors: C
authors: Busman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D019985:Benchmarking; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003681:Dehydration / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing*; D004282:Documentation; D005260:Female; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D015146:Midwestern United States; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009737:Nursing Records; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000145:classification / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010343:Patient Admission; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017749:Total Quality Management; D018875:Vocabulary, Controlled