title: Nursing Outcomes for the Diagnosis Impaired Tissue Integrity (00044) in Adults With Pressure Ulcer.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The study aims to validate nursing outcomes from the Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) related to the nursing diagnosis of impaired tissue integrity (00044) in adults with pressure ulcer (PU).
  
  
  METHODS
  It was a consensus validation study using the focus group technique. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, and NOCs that obtained 100% consensus were considered validated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 16 NOCs evaluated, nine were validated.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The NOCs validated may identify the effectiveness, impact, and quality of interventions, making it possible to maintain or change the care planning of PU patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This work may serve to contribute to the future development of NOC, making it possible to evaluate the outcomes of PU patients in terms of the interventions performed in nursing practice.
authors: Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
authors: Luciana Nabinger Menna
authors: LN
authors: Barreto
authors: College of Nursing, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
authors: Elizabeth A
authors: EA
authors: Swanson
authors: School of Nursing, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
authors: Miriam de Abreu
authors: Mde A
authors: Almeida
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D009740:Nursing Staff; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: Classification; nursing diagnosis; outcome assessment; pressure ulcer; validation study