Risk for decreased cardiac output: validation of a proposal for nursing diagnosis.

Aim: To verify the content validity of the nursing diagnosis risk for decreased cardiac output (RDCO).

Background: DCO is a phenomenon that is not restricted to individuals or environments that specifically focus on cardiovascular care. It is not only prevalent in cardiovascular care units, but also in post-anaesthesia units and non-cardiac care units among individuals with non-cardiogenic disorders.

Characterization of health status with regard to tissue integrity and tissue perfusion in patients with venous ulcers according to the nursing outcomes classification.

Nurses are active participants in caring for people with wounds and use their systematic knowledge to plan care. However, to apply adequate treatment, nurses need efficient tools to assess their patients' conditions. The purpose of this study was to characterize the tissue integrity and perfusion of the lower limbs of patients with venous ulcers based on Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) indicators.

[Nursing intervention in a child diagnosed with ineffective airway clearance: a case report].

The nursing diagnosis of inefficient airway clearance is prevalent in children. The present report describes the airway management intervention carried out over 5 consecutive days in a child admitted to a pediatric unit, using an instrument based on the indicators of respiratory rate, respiratory ease, respiratory rhythm, and adventitious breath sounds, included in the nursing outcome of "respiratory status: airway patency" of the Nursing Outcomes Classification. Monitoring was started after informed consent was obtained.