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Nursing Diagnoses in Patients With Congestive Heart Failure

2003; Wiley; Volume: 14; Issue: s4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1744-618x.2003.001.x

1541-5147

Cinthia Calsinski de Assis, Alba Botura Leite de Barros,

Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation

PURPOSE To examine the prevalence of nursing diagnoses among hospitalized patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). METHODS Patients in the cardiology unit with a diagnosis of CHF types I–IV ( N = 26) were surveyed using an investigator‐developed data collection tool to determine the nursing diagnoses common to this patient population. FINDINGS Activity intolerance was present in 100% of patients regardless of severity of CHF. Fluid volume excess was present in 79% of patients with types I and II, and in 92% with types II and IV. Sleep pattern disturbance occurred in 80% with types I and II, and in 90% with types II and IV. CONCLUSIONS CHF is considered a syndrome having several signs and symptoms, which evidences the need for language standardization and systematic nursing assistance.