[Nursing diagnoses in chronic renal patients using Imogene King's conceptual system as reference].
The purpose of this study was to identify the most common nursing diagnoses in chronic renal patients using as reference Imogene King's Conceptual System, which describes the three systems that form the basis for her model: personal, interpersonal and social. A data collecting tool with a supervised follow up was applied to 20 patients in a unit of dialysis in order to verify the patients' needs. The diagnoses were determined according to NANDA's Taxonomy II. In 50% or more of the chronic renal clients nursing diagnoses were: risk of infection, altered protection and altered comfort.
de Souza
Emilia Ferreira
EF
Departamento de Enfermagem, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (FCM/UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brasil. souzaemilia@hotmail.com
De Martino
Milva Maria Figueiredo
MM
Lopes
Maria Helena Baena de Moraes
MH
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D006435:Renal Dialysis