title: Nursing diagnoses (NANDA-I) in hematology-oncology: a Delphi-study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify NANDA-I diagnoses that are most relevant to hematology-oncology nursing in Europe.
  
  
  METHODS
  In a two-round, electronic, quantitative Delphi study, 28 experts from nine European countries assessed the relevance of NANDA-I diagnoses and health problems.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This study identified 64 relevant diagnoses and three health problems. All experts listed 11 diagnoses: "imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements,""diarrhea,""fatigue,""risk for bleeding,""risk for infection,""impaired oral mucous membrane,""risk for impaired skin integrity,""impaired skin integrity,""hyperthermia,""nausea,""acute pain," and the health problem "pruritis."
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The "NANDA-I classification 2009-2011" describes, in almost all disease- and treatment-related problems, nursing diagnoses as relevant to the adult patient with hematological malignancy. These diagnoses are therefore recommended.
authors.affiliation: Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. h.speksnijder@erasmusmc.nl
authors.forename: Herma T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Speksnijder
authors.forename: Arno P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Mank
authors.forename: Theo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: van Achterberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003697:Delphi Technique; D019337:Hematologic Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D009859:Oncology Nursing; D000078329:Workforce