Preliminary results from this program showed that PHN home visitation (control and intervention groups) positively affects the birth outcomes of adolescent mothers and their infants.

PURPOSE. To determine the frequency of use of NANDA diagnoses and the Nursing Interventions Classification in care plans written by public health nurses (PHNs) in Orange County, CA. METHODS. Retrospective chart review. FINDINGS. The frequency pattern of nursing diagnoses and nursing interventions used in care plans is consistent with the scope of practice of the PHN, whose emphasis is on health promotion and disease prevention. CONCLUSIONS. The most commonly used diagnoses and interventions provide evidence of a core set of interventions useful for PHN practice. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE. Linking diagnoses and interventions allow PHNs to build a body of knowledge based on patient care and improve clinical decision‐making process. Search terms: Interventions, nursing diagnosis, public health nursing Utilisation des diagnostics infirmiers et interventions en santé publique BUT. Déterminer la fréquence des diagnostics infirmiers (ANADI) et des interventions (NIC) dans les plans de soins rédigés par les infirmières de santé publique dans le Comté d'Orange, CA. METHODE. Étude rétrospective des dossiers. RÉSULTATS. La répartition des diagnostics infirmiers et des interventions utilisés dans les plans de soin est cohérente avec la pratique des infirmières en santé publique, c'est‐à‐dire qu'elle souligne l'importance de la promotion de la santé et la prévention de la maladie. CONCLUSIONS. Les diagnostics et interventions les plus fréquemment utilisés permettent d'identifier le groupe d'interventions au centre de la pratique des soins en santé publique. IMPLICATIONS POUR LA PRATIQUE. L'articulation des diagnostics et interventions de soins permet de construire un corpus de connaissances en santé publique basée sur le soin des patients et d'améliorer le processus de décision clinique. Mots‐clés: Diagnostics infirmiers, interventions, soins infirmiers en santé publique Utilización de los diagnósticos e intervenciones de enfermería en la práctica de enfermería de salud pública PROPÓSITO. Determinar la frecuencia del uso de los diagnósticos de la NANDA y de la clasificación de las intervenciones enfermeras (NIC), en planes del cuidados escritos por enfermeras de salud pública en el Condado de Orange, California. MÉTODOS. Revisión retrospectiva de gráficos. RESULTADOS. El patrón de frecuencia de diagnósticos de enfermería y de intervenciones enfermeras utilizados en los planes del cuidados, es consistente con el ámbito asistencial de las enfermeras de salud pública, cuyo énfasis está en la promoción de salud y la prevención de la enfermedad. CONCLUSIÓN. Los diagnósticos e intervenciones más comúnmente utilizados, proporcionan evidencia de un grupo nuclear de intervenciones útiles a la práctica de enfermería de salud pública. IMPLICACIONES PARA LA PRÁCTICA. Conectar los diagnósticos y las intervenciones permite a las Enfermeras de Salud Pública construir un cuerpo de conocimientos basado en el cuidado de los pacientes y mejorar el proceso de toma de decisiones en la práctica clínica. Términos ...

TOPIC. Applying standardized nursing language in public health nursing practice. PURPOSE. To develop a charting format to document public health nursing practice based on standardized nursing language. SOURCES. Literature review of documentation systems for public health nursing practice. CONCLUSIONS. A task force of public health nurses developed a charting format based on Taxonomy I of Nursing Diagnosis (NANDA), Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC), and Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC).

PURPOSE To evaluate selected nursing diagnoses and interventions for their capacity to accurately document public health field nursing (PHFN) practice; to describe the most common nursing diagnoses and interventions used by public health nurses. METHODS A retrospective review of family charts was conducted to analyze the use of nursing diagnoses and interventions. FINDINGS The frequency pattern of nursing diagnoses and nursing interventions used in care plans is consistent with the scope of public health nursing practice, whose emphasis is on health promotion and disease prevention. DISCUSSION These commonly used diagnoses and interventions provide evidence of a core set of interventions useful for practice in public health. In addition, linking the NANDA diagnoses and the NIC interventions revealed that public health nurses have an inventory of frequently used interventions that crosses visit type and nursing diagnoses. CONCLUSIONS Identifying the use rate of particular diagnoses and interventions will help determine which diagnoses and interventions should be included in the PHFN electronic medical record. Also, linking diagnoses and interventions will allow PHFN to build a body of knowledge based on actual patient care and, ultimately, to assist public health nurses to make better clinical decisions.