[Profile of nursing diagnoses of hospitalized patients in an infectious disease unit].
OBJECTIVE
To define the profile of nursing diagnoses of hospitalized patients at an infectious diseases unit.


METHODS
This is a descriptive study based on the quantitative approach conducted at an infectious diseases unit in Paraiba, Brazil, from January to February 2014. The data collection instrument was based on the Theory of Basic Human Needs by Wanda de Aguiar Horta, followed by the classification system CIPER version 2.0 to construct the diagnoses.


RESULTS
Data analysis resulted in 36 nursing diagnoses statements, with a higher prevalence of impaired food intake, cachexia, impaired spontaneous bladder elimination, impaired oral cavity hygiene, exposure to contamination, rapid heart rate, insomnia, drug abuse, alcohol and tobacco abuse, social isolation, acceptance and fear.


CONCLUSIONS
The identification of a diagnostics profile is critical to guide nursing interventions.
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil.
Vinicius Lino
VL
de Souza Neto
Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brasil.
Lidiane Lima
LL
de Andrade
Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brasil.
Glenda
G
Agra
Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brasil.
Marta Miriam Lopes
MM
Costa
Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brasil.
Richardson Augusto Rosendo
RA
da Silva
D005260:Female; D006757:Hospital Units; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis