Nursing diagnoses of hospital inpatients with impaired transfer ability

Abstract

The objective of this study was to identify the most frequent nursing diagnoses and classify the level of independence for performing activities of daily living in patients with impaired transfer ability, hospitalized in a medical clinic. This descriptive study was performed with quantitative approach, and used two structured instruments to collect data from 63 patients. The collected data were examined based on the diagnosis rationale proposed by Gordon and, later, diagnoses were formulated based on NANDA-I Taxonomy. A total 44 diagnoses were identified. The following diagnoses were present in all patients: impaired walking, impaired physical mobility, risk for infection and risk for falls. The study showed that patients with impaired transfer had a high number of nursing diagnoses and a high dependency level in activities of daily living.

Descriptors: Nursing; Nursing Diagnosis; Locomotion.