title: [Nursing diagnoses in patients undergoing prostatectomy: identification of the significance of its components].
abstract: Cross-sectional study conducted in a university hospital located in the Brazil's northeastern with 50 patients in the prostatectomy immediate postoperative. The study aimed to identify the defining characteristics and related/ risk factors that are associated with nursing diagnoses present in patients undergoing to prostatectomy. Nine nursing diagnoses that are statistically associated with related/ risk factors and defining characteristics were identified. We conclude that the considerable number of identified associations between nursing diagnoses and their elements shows that professionals, especially those in the urology clinic, should be prepared for the various care needs of this clientele.
authors: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brasil.
authors: Elisandra de Araújo
authors: Ede A
authors: Saldanha
authors: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brasil.
authors: Ana Beatriz de Almeida
authors: AB
authors: Medeiros
authors: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brasil.
authors: Cecília Maria Farias de Queiroz
authors: CM
authors: Frazão
authors: Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.
authors: Viviane Martins
authors: VM
authors: da Silva
authors: Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.
authors: Marcos Venícios de Oliveira
authors: MV
authors: Lopes
authors: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brasil.
authors: Ana Luisa Brandão de Carvalho
authors: AL
authors: Lira
mesh_terms: D001826:Body Fluids / Q000378:metabolism; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000451:nursing*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000451:nursing*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014796:Visual Perception