Most frequent nursing diagnoses, nursing interventions, and nursing-sensitive patient outcomes of hospitalized older adults with heart failure: part 1.
OBJECTIVE
Rank and compare the 10 most frequently documented nursing diagnoses, interventions, and patient outcomes using NANDA International, Nursing Interventions Classification, and Nursing Outcomes Classification for care of patients with heart failure (HF).


METHODS
A descriptive comparative multisite study of documented care for 302 older adults with HF.


RESULTS
There were four common nursing diagnoses, two interventions, and only three common outcomes across three sites.


CONCLUSIONS
This and similar analyses of clinical nursing data can be used by nursing administrators and clinicians to monitor the quality and effectiveness of nursing care.


CONCLUSIONS
Similar analyses may be used for continuing education, quality improvement, and documentation system refinement. Part 2 will discuss data retrieval and implications for building a multiorganizational data warehouse.
College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Winona State University, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. cscherb@winona.edu
Cindy A
CA
Scherb
Barbara J
BJ
Head
Meridean L
ML
Maas
Elizabeth A
EA
Swanson
Sue
S
Moorhead
David
D
Reed
Deborah Marks
DM
Conley
Marie
M
Kozel
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D057186:Comparative Effectiveness Research / Q000379:methods*; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis / Q000145:classification*; D009737:Nursing Records / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States; D018875:Vocabulary, Controlled