Abstract
To select outcomes from the Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) to evaluate impaired tissue integrity in patients undergoing orthopedic surgeries, and develop conceptual and operational definitions for their indicators. A consensus study involving 10 nurses from clinical practice. A 100% consensus was established in the outcomes selection. Wound Healing: Primary intention (1102) with two indicators: (110214) Scar formation, and (110201) Skin approximation were selected. Four indicators were grouped to evaluate inflammatory signs together with foul wound odor and six for drainage. These indicators direct the outcomes evaluation for wound healing. Support to the definition the priority interventions in nursing process documentation.
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