title: Minnesota nurses' perceptions of nursing diagnoses.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The study aims to identify Minnesota nurses' perceptions regarding nursing diagnoses and to examine how these perceptions have changed over time.
  
  
  METHODS
  Five hundred sixty-four out of 2,000 randomly selected registered nurses in Minnesota responded to the Perceptions of Nursing Diagnosis Survey.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nurses have neutral to slightly negative perceptions of nursing diagnoses. These results differ slightly from the results of the original study which demonstrated neutral to slightly positive perceptions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  After 30 years of use, it is concerning that more than half of nurses surveyed have a negative perception of nursing diagnosis. Consideration should be given to methods that facilitate the use of nursing diagnoses in practice, improvement of diagnostic language, or a more accepted method of planning patient care.
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. halverson.erika@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Erika L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Halverson
authors.forename: Erika L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Beetcher
authors.forename: Cindy A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Scherb
authors.forename: Gayle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Olsen
authors.forename: Marlene
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Frost
authors.forename: Kathy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Orth
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008910:Minnesota; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis