Differential validation of nursing diagnoses: An integrative literature review on the use of the method

Abstract

Purpose

This review aimed to analyze the use of differential validation of nursing diagnosis.

Methods

Integrative literature review with search on international databases. The diagnoses, the type of the diagnosis differential validation, the sample, the method, main results, and the limitations were extracted. Ten studies were included.

Findings

Differential diagnostic validation publication dates from 1994, and Brazil was the predominant country.

Conclusions

This method seems helpful in improving diagnosis accuracy, particularly those related to subjective, behavioral, or complex human responses.

Implications for nursing practice

Using this model may facilitate understanding the specificity of nursing diagnosis, which is critical for teaching clinical reasoning and for new opportunities to research.

Objetivo

O objetivo desta revisão foi analisar a utilização da validação diferencial de diagnósticos de enfermagem.

Métodos

Revisão integrativa da literatura com pesquisa em bases de dados internacionais. Foram extraídos dados referentes ao tipo de diagnóstico, validação diferencial, amostra, metodologia, principais resultados e limitações. Foram incluídos 10 estudos.

Resultados

Foram identificadas publicações desde 1994, sendo o Brasil o país predominante.

Conclusões

Este modelo parece ser útil para melhorar a precisão do diagnóstico, particularmente aqueles relacionados a respostas humanas subjetivas, comportamentais ou complexas.

Implicações para a prática

O uso deste modelo pode facilitar a compreensão da especificidade do diagnóstico de enfermagem, que é fundamental para o ensino do raciocínio clínico, para novas oportunidades de pesquisa.

Keywords

diagnosis differential nursing diagnosis validation studies

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