Use of the Terminological Subset "Community Nursing" for Hypertensive and/or Diabetic Users

Abstract

Objective: to determine the accuracy measures of clinical indicators of nursing diagnoses contained in the Terminological Subset "Community Nursing" for hypertensive and/or diabetic users. Method: methodological diagnostic accuracy study. The study population consisted of 363 hypertensive and/or diabetic users under follow-up care in three Health Centers in the city of Campinas, from August 2017 to February 2018. Data were collected through anamnesis. Data analysis consisted of the characterization of the population through descriptive statistics, and the analysis of clinical indicators and their respective Nursing Diagnoses was performed through accuracy measures. Results: 25 Nursing diagnoses were listed, related to 37 clinical indicators, which could be used in the hypertensive and/or diabetic population. It is emphasized that three were not contained in the Terminological Subset "Community Nursing", and it is recommended that they be introduced in the International Council of Nurses. Conclusion: through the evaluation of accuracy measures, the Terminological Subset "Community Nursing" can and should be used in Brazil in the hypertensive and/or diabetic population.