ISSN:1541-5147    

DOI:10.1111/j.1744-618X.1993.tb00076.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:1541-5147    

DOI:10.1111/j.1744-618X.1993.tb00077.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

A valid taxonomy legitimizes the elements that make up the taxonomy and increases trust in its generalizability and predictability. There is a concern that the NANDA Taxonomy is not a valid taxanomic structure. Despite on‐going work to validate individual nursing diagnoses, there is little research that focuses on validation of groups of diagnoses (taxons) within the NANDA taxonomy. This last article in a series of four will familiarize the readers with why, what, and how a taxonomy of nursing diagnoses can be validated. This article highlights assessment of the validity and reliability of a taxonomy, compares the process of taxonomic validation to the research process, and explores examples of validation desi

ISSN:1541-5147    

DOI:10.1111/j.1744-618X.1993.tb00078.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

A descriptive study using clinical methodology was conducted to identify and describe core and site‐specific symptoms reported by 15 patients with cancer of the digestive organs who received external radiation therapy. A 47‐item Radiation Symptom Scale was designed by the investigators for this study. Symptoms identified by patients with a mean occurrence of at least “sometimes” were considered potential defining characteristics and were submitted to a panel of experts for identification of nursing diagnoses. Seventeen nursing diagnoses, with their associated defining characteristics, were identified and classified within eight Functional Health Patterns (FHP). Half of the nursing diagnoses were formulated within the Nutritional‐Metabolic and Elimination patterns. Four of the FHPs were related to primarily functional patterns; four were primarily psychological‐behavioral. Results of the study describe the nursing needs of patients who receive radiotherapy to the diges

ISSN:1541-5147    

DOI:10.1111/j.1744-618X.1993.tb00079.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

In a pilot‐test application of the neural network, test case diagnoses made by the ART‐2 neural network agreed with those made independently by nurses. The main conclusion is that the ART‐2 neural network is promising as a decision‐making aid. It can handle probabilistic and ill‐defined data through a process of pattern recognition without programming rules. A disadvantage is that the ART‐2 neural network requires “training” by the nurse using at least one example to define a diagnosis. In practice, however, this requirement does not affect its usefulness. Moreover, providing the ART‐2 neural network with several training examples enables it to identify new patterns that are “close” to the textbook case but vary in one or

ISSN:1541-5147    

DOI:10.1111/j.1744-618X.1993.tb00080.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:1541-5147    

DOI:10.1111/j.1744-618X.1993.tb00081.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

The purpose of this study was to obtain expert validation of the defining characteristics used when diagnosingsocial isolationin the elderly and to compare these characteristics with those identified in the NANDA Taxonomy I Revised(1990)and the characteristics identified by the investigator through a literature review. A descriptive survey design using Fehring's Diagnostic Content Validity Model and a Q‐Sort methodology was used. The sample consisted of 300 registered nurses (68% response rate) selected randomly from the ANA's Council of Gerontology and Community Health. Findings suggest the need for clinical validation of this diagnosis and the possible need for the addition of developmental age categories to the defining characteristics ofsocial isolatio

ISSN:1541-5147    

DOI:10.1111/j.1744-618X.1993.tb00082.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY