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Development and Validation of a Computerized Assessment Form to Support Nursing Diagnosis

Development and Validation of a Computerized Assessment Form to Support Nursing Diagnosis

Purpose

Describe the development and validation of the Nursing Assessment Form (NAF), within a clinical nursing information system, to support nurses in the identification of nursing diagnoses.

Methods

Content validity and consensus on NAF contents were established using a panel of experts in nursing diagnosis and Delphi rounds.

Findings

Expert consensus was achieved to validate an instrument to support nurses in the process of nursing diagnoses identification.

Conclusions

The use of the NAF can help nurses in diagnostic reasoning, facilitating the identification of the more suitable nursing diagnoses, and provide a basis for the best nursing interventions and outcomes.

Implications for nursing practice

The use of computerized decision support can improve the implementation of standardized terminology and the accuracy of nursing diagnosis.

Keywords

Computer-assisted; decision support; diagnosis; nursing assessment; nursing diagnosis.

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