title: [A synthesis of patient problems: a first step to the nursing minimum data set].
abstract: In 2012 Switzerland will adopt a system for hospital funding, named SwissDRG, based on the German Diagnosis Related Group model. This method of funding takes little account of nursing as the grouping is based on diagnoses and treatments.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study conducted at the University Hospital of Lausanne seeks to introduce nursing data in the medical statistic under the form of diagnosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Based on a web questionnaire, this study interviewed 293 nursing clinical and administrative managers. According to their experience they had to selected 10 problems of care from a list of 30 and sort them depending to their impact on the workload and length of stay.
  
  
  RESULTS
  95 responses from most of the clinical specialties of the University Hospital of Lausanne. A list of 15 nursing problems has been published. The use of the RIDITs shows a difference between the subgroups determined by sex and length of service.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study showed that the use of web questionnaires is a way that should be continued. It also shows that through the RIDITs it is possible to analyze the differences in responses between groups even if the sample is small. This study must now be extended to the pediatrics and obstetrics.
authors.affiliation: DESMAP, L.SC. Hosp., Infirmier en soins généraux, Adjoint a la direction des soins responsable du systeme d'information des soins, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, affilié School of Nursing, University of Minnesota. alain.junger@chuv.ch
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Junger
authors.forename: Gilles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Falquet
mesh_terms: D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009736:Nursing Process / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*