title: Methods for establishing the accuracy of clinical indicators in predicting nursing diagnoses.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the methodological stages in determining the accuracy of clinical indicators in identifying nursing diagnoses.
  
  
  METHODS
  Literature review of diagnostic tests.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The methodological stages described include concept analysis, content analysis by experts, and accuracy analysis of clinical indicators.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The theory underlying the development of diagnostic tests can be used to evaluate the accuracy of clinical indicators in identifying nursing diagnoses.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Knowledge of the accuracy characteristics of clinical indicators allows the identification and discrimination of the most suitable nursing diagnoses.
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Ceará, Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil. marcos@ufc.br
authors.forename: Marcos Venícios de Oliveira
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: Viviane Martins da
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Thelma Leite de
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Araujo
mesh_terms: D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results