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1487792

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-2-25
pubmed:abstractText
Nursing home care for terminally ill cancer patients was organized according to nursing care plans that were based on diagnoses as recommended by the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA). This study was carried out among a sample of 40 patients receiving home health care for a period of 1 to 19 weeks. More than 697 nursing diagnoses were identified in the study. The most frequently recorded nursing diagnoses were anxiety, constipation, and diminished food intake. Fifteen of the 40 patients in the study were able to complete a weekly self-report of their symptoms. The patients' own descriptions of their symptoms were then compared with their symptoms as identified by nursing staff. There was a congruence in 63% of reported instances. Although nurses' assessments were not always in agreement with the symptoms reported by the patients, agreement was more frequently found with somatic symptoms than with psychological ones. One conclusion is that nursing plans should incorporate multidimensional methods for assessing patients' real needs.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0825-8597
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
4-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Nursing care planning for terminally ill cancer patients receiving home care.
pubmed:affiliation
Pain Therapy and Palliative Care Unit, Ospedale Fatebenefratelli-Oftalmico, Milano, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article