Introduction


Introduction


Nursing Diagnoses—Definitions and Classification 2012-2014. Copyright © 2012, 1994-2012 by NANDA International. Used by arrangement with Blackwell Publishing Limited, a company of John Wiley and Sons, Inc.


In order to make safe and effective judgments using NANDA-I nursing diagnoses it is essential that nurses refer to the definitions and defining characteristics of the diagnoses listed in the work.


Introduction to linkages with NANDA-I


This section of the book provides linkages between NANDA-I diagnoses and the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) interventions. The 554 NIC interventions included in this edition are linked to the NANDA-I 2012-2014 edition.1 A linkage is defined as a relationship or association between a nursing diagnosis and a nursing intervention that causes them to occur together in order to obtain an outcome or the resolution of a patient’s problem. Linkages facilitate the diagnostic reasoning and clinical decision-making of the nurse by identifying nursing interventions that are treatment options for resolution of a nursing diagnosis. They can also assist those who are designing clinical nursing information systems to structure their databases.


The included lists of nursing interventions for each nursing diagnosis are comprehensive, including multiple interventions. The following three levels of interventions are provided for each diagnosis:



1st level: Priority Interventions: These are the most likely/most obvious intervention(s) to resolve the diagnosis and are in color in the listing of suggested interventions. They were selected because of a good match with the diagnosis’ etiology and/or the defining characteristics, have more activities that will resolve the problem, can be used in more settings and are better known from research and clinical use to address the diagnosis.


2nd level: Suggested Interventions: These are interventions that are likely to address the diagnosis but not as likely as the priority interventions for the majority of patients with the diagnosis. These are sometimes mentioned in the literature as addressing the diagnosis, but are not mentioned as often and they may address only selected etiologies or characteristics.


3rd level: Additional Optional: These are interventions that apply only to some patients with the diagnosis, allowing a nurse to further tailor the plan of care to the individual.

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