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RESEARCH
Defining characteristics of the nursing diagnosis “ineffective airway clearance”
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):102-109
01-01-2016
Abstract
RESEARCHDefining characteristics of the nursing diagnosis “ineffective airway clearance”
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):102-109
01-01-2016DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690114i
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Objective:
to analyze the defining characteristics of the nursing diagnosis "ineffective airway clearance" in children with acute respiratory infection.
Method:
cross-sectional descriptive study, developed in two hospitals specialized in care for children. It was held a detailed respiratory evaluation of the child to identify the defining characteristics of the diagnosis under study.
Results:
a total of 249 children were evaluated, 55.8% were male and the median age was 13.76 months. Ineffective airway clearance was identified in 222 children (89.2%). The following defining characteristics presented statistically significant associations: dyspnea, expectoration, orthopnea, respiratory adventitious sounds, decreased breath sounds and ineffective cough. Decreased breath sounds, ineffective cough and respiratory adventitious sounds composed the logistic regression model.
Conclusion:
the characteristics decreased breath sounds, ineffective cough and respiratory adventitious sounds have better predictive capacity for the diagnosis "ineffective airway clearance" in children with acute respiratory infection.
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This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract
RESEARCHDefining characteristics of the nursing diagnosis “ineffective airway clearance”
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):102-109
01-01-2016DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690114i
Views0See moreABSTRACT
Objective:
to analyze the defining characteristics of the nursing diagnosis "ineffective airway clearance" in children with acute respiratory infection.
Method:
cross-sectional descriptive study, developed in two hospitals specialized in care for children. It was held a detailed respiratory evaluation of the child to identify the defining characteristics of the diagnosis under study.
Results:
a total of 249 children were evaluated, 55.8% were male and the median age was 13.76 months. Ineffective airway clearance was identified in 222 children (89.2%). The following defining characteristics presented statistically significant associations: dyspnea, expectoration, orthopnea, respiratory adventitious sounds, decreased breath sounds and ineffective cough. Decreased breath sounds, ineffective cough and respiratory adventitious sounds composed the logistic regression model.
Conclusion:
the characteristics decreased breath sounds, ineffective cough and respiratory adventitious sounds have better predictive capacity for the diagnosis "ineffective airway clearance" in children with acute respiratory infection.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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