Assessing the use of the NANDA-International nursing diagnoses at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile Ife, Nigeria.
OBJECTIVE
This study assessed the use of the NANDA-I nursing diagnoses in a Nigerian hospital.


METHODS
A multi-stage sampling method was used to select seven wards and 67 nursing process booklets from the Medical, Surgical, Orthopedic, and Mental Health Units of the hospital.


RESULTS
A total of 154 nursing diagnoses were made: 50.7% were made within the first 48 hours of admission, while 35.8% were made on reassessments. The most frequently used nursing diagnoses were self-care deficit, pain, and anxiety.


CONCLUSIONS
The NANDA-I nursing diagnoses are in use in Nigeria, adding support to the global use of the NANDA-I taxonomy, but findings also suggest a need for an assessment framework informed by nursing.


CONCLUSIONS
Nurses in Nigeria would benefit from training programs organized by NANDA-I and national institutions to further refine their use of the nursing process.
Department of Nursing Science, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. adenikeolaogun@gmail.com
Adenike
A
Olaogun
Monisola
M
Oginni
Tinuke Abimbola
TA
Oyedeji
Blessing
B
Nnahiwe
Idowu
I
Olatubi
D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009549:Nigeria; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis