Abstract
To construct a nomenclature of nursing diagnoses, outcomes and interventions for elderly people under follow-up in the Family Health Strategy by using the International Classification for Nursing Practice and the theoretical reference of Virginia Henderson. Methodological study developed according to guidelines of the International Council of Nurses. A total of 127 concepts of nursing diagnoses/outcomes were constructed and distributed according to nursing care components in the subcategories of Biological/Physiological, Psychological, Social and Spiritual/Moral components. For these diagnoses, were proposed 551 nursing interventions. The concepts constructed may favor integral care for the elderly in the Family Health Strategy and the structuring of a terminological subset for this clientele.
Highlights
The rapid and intense growth of the number of elderly people, especially in developing countries such as Brazil, has stimulated discussions about the need to expand access to health services and equipment for this population, in view of their greater vulnerability to diseases and disabilities[1]
The Nursing Care Model (NCM) presented by Virginia Henderson emphasizes the use of scientific knowledge for problem solving in professional practice with actions based on integral and individualized care
A total of 127 concepts of nursing diagnoses/outcomes were categorized according to the nursing care components as follows: 95 (74.8%) concepts in Biological/Physiological Components; 19 (15%) in Psychological Components; six (4.7%) in Social Components; and seven (5.5%) concepts in Spiritual/Moral Components (Chart 1)
Summary
The rapid and intense growth of the number of elderly people, especially in developing countries such as Brazil, has stimulated discussions about the need to expand access to health services and equipment for this population, in view of their greater vulnerability to diseases and disabilities[1]. Nurses play an important role in caring for the elderly in the FHS This activity must be accomplished by adopting the Nursing Process, which is the main methodological instrument for the systematic performance of nurses’ professional practice. The Nursing Care Model (NCM) presented by Virginia Henderson emphasizes the use of scientific knowledge for problem solving in professional practice with actions based on integral and individualized care. Every person is a unique and complex being with fundamental needs expressed in the biological/physiological, psychological, social and spiritual/moral components. These are common needs to any human being, and even though they do not represent health problems, they can be problematic areas. They are the focus of nursing practice, where the purpose is to maintain or recover the autonomy and independence of subjects as quickly as possible[4]
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