title: Development and validation of a computerized assessment form to support nursing diagnosis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Describe the development and validation of the Nursing Assessment Form (NAF), within a clinical nursing information system, to support nurses in the identification of nursing diagnoses.
  
  
  METHODS
  Content validity and consensus on NAF contents were established using a panel of experts in nursing diagnosis and Delphi rounds.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Expert consensus was achieved to validate an instrument to support nurses in the process of nursing diagnoses identification.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The use of the NAF can help nurses in diagnostic reasoning, facilitating the identification of the more suitable nursing diagnoses, and provide a basis for the best nursing interventions and outcomes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The use of computerized decision support can improve the implementation of standardized terminology and the accuracy of nursing diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zega
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: D'Agostino
authors.forename: Kathryn H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Bowles
authors.forename: Maria Grazia
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: De Marinis
authors.forename: Gennaro
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rocco
authors.forename: Ercole
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vellone
authors.forename: Rosaria
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alvaro
mesh_terms: D003697:Delphi Technique; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis
keywords: Computer-assisted; decision support; diagnosis; nursing assessment; nursing diagnosis