Abstract
to identify anthropometric techniques and measurements related to nursing diagnoses and interventions, included in the NANDA International (NANDA-I) and Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC), respectively. descriptive study of the revision of the NANDA-I and NIC taxonomies by professors of Nursing of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. A total of 24 nursing diagnoses, 20 nursing interventions and 71 nursing activities were identified that require the use of anthropometric measurements. anthropometric measurements are necessary in the conduct of numerous nursing diagnoses and nursing interventions that are commonly used in healthcare practice. It would be useful to systematize the use of anthropometric techniques in the application of the nursing process and to standardize this training process.
Highlights
IntroductionThe nursing process (or nursing methodology) consists of the application of the scientific method to the clinical practice of nursing
The nursing process consists of the application of the scientific method to the clinical practice of nursing
The anthropometric measurements that are required in the nursing diagnostic stage are weight, body mass index (BMI), mid-upper arm circumference/arm circumference (MUAC/AC), body fat percentage, height-weight curves, height, waist circumference and muscle mass
Summary
The nursing process (or nursing methodology) consists of the application of the scientific method to the clinical practice of nursing. Alfaro Lefevre defines the nursing process as the systematic, humanistic and rational method for organizing and providing nursing care[1]. This process is developed in five sequential phases (assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, execution and evaluation), among which the nursing diagnosis stands out, which many authors consider the axis of the care plan[2]. NANDA International (NANDA-I) defines the nursing diagnosis as a clinical judgment about a human response to health conditions/life processes, or a vulnerability to that response, by an individual, family, group or community[3]. The use of the nursing process in general, and of the nursing diagnosis in particular, allows for differentiating the specific contributions of nurses from other professional actions[4]
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