[Identification and mapping of prescribed nursing actions for patients in an adult ICU].
Descriptive study that aimed to identify nursing actions prescribed by nurses in the medical records of patients admitted to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for adults, in Belo Horizonte (MG), the terms used, their frequency and map the actions to the Theory of Basic Human Needs and NIC interventions. It was obtained a sample of 44 patient records. It was identified 2,260 nursing actions. After exclusion of repetitions, it was found 124 different actions. All nursing actions have been mapped to physiological needs and also to NIC interventions. It was obtained 100% of agreement among experts in the validation of the mapping process. It is suggested that similar studies in ICUs from other locations and different contexts / specialties should be driven to identify nursing actions developed and its evolution.
Hospital Municipal Odilon Behrens, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. patriciaoliveirasalgado@gmail.com
Patricia Oliveira
PO
Salgado
Meire Chucre
MC
Tannure
Cleydson Rodrigues
CR
Oliveira
Tânia Couto Machado
TC
Chianca
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D009729:Nursing / Q000145:classification* / Q000592:standards*; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis