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- Amália de Fátima Lucena, Ilesca Holsbach, Lisiane Pruinelli, Adriana Serdotte Freitas Cardoso, and Bruna Schroeder Mello.
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, RGS, Brazil.
- Int J Nurs Knowl. 2013 Feb 1; 24 (1): 54-8.
PurposeValidate the outcomes from the Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) for the Acute Pain nursing diagnosis.MethodsThe content validation of the seven NOC outcomes and their respective indicators was performed using an adaptation of Fehring's model and was analyzed by descriptive statistics.FindingsSix were classified as critical and one was classified as supplemental. From the total of 118 indicators, 103 were validated. Of these, 27 were classified as critical and 76 as supplemental.ConclusionsThe use of the NOC is a viable alternative for the assessment and identification of best practices in nursing care.Clinical RelevanceValidation studies of nursing classifications corroborate the use of the component elements of these instruments in a variety of care settings.© 2012, The Authors. International Journal of Nursing Knowledge © 2012, NANDA International.
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