Nursing Diagnosis of Grieving in Cases of Perinatal Loss: A Preliminary Clinical Validation.

Purpose: To develop a preliminary clinical validation the NANDA-I nursing diagnosis "Grieving" in cases of perinatal loss.

Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study using the Fehring model.

Findings: The overall clinical validity index for the diagnosis was 0.

Development and Psychometric Evaluation of a Questionnaire Based on the Nursing Outcomes Classification to Determine the Knowledge of Parents on Breast-Feeding: Research Protocol.

Purpose: To develop and psychometrically evaluate a questionnaire based on the outcome "Knowledge: Breast-feeding" of the Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) to determine the knowledge of parents on breast-feeding.

Background: The NOC outcome "Knowledge: Breast-feeding" allows for nurses/midwives to assess the efficacy of interventions aimed to improve the knowledge on breast-feeding in parents thought the clinical interview/observation. However, the use of self-administered questionnaires by patients could facilitate its evaluation.

[A short form of the positions on nursing diagnosis scale: development and psychometric testing].

The Positions on Nursing Diagnosis (PND) is a scale that uses the semantic differential technique to measure nurses' attitudes towards the nursing diagnosis concept. The aim of this study was to develop a shortened form of the Spanish version of this scale and evaluate its psychometric properties and efficiency. A double theoretical-empirical approach was used to obtain a short form of the PND, the PND-7-SV, which would be equivalent to the original.

Nursing diagnosis of grieving: content validity in perinatal loss situations.

Purpose: To validate the content of the NANDA-I nursing diagnosis of grieving in situations of perinatal loss.

Methods: Using the Fehring's model, 208 Spanish experts were asked to assess the adequacy of the defining characteristics and other manifestations identified in the literature for cases of perinatal loss.

Findings: The content validity index was 0.

The Spanish version of the Position on Nursing Diagnosis scale: cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric assessment.

Aim: To report the adaptation into Spanish and psychometric testing of the Position on Nursing Diagnosis scale.

Background: The Position on Nursing Diagnosis is a scale that uses the semantic differential technique to measure nurses' attitudes towards the nursing diagnosis concept.

Design: Methodological design.

Tackling perinatal loss, a participatory action research approach: research protocol.

Aim:   The aim of this study was to promote changes to improve the care provided to parents who have experienced a perinatal loss through participatory action research.

Background:   The birth of a child is a joyful event for most families, however, unfortunately some pregnancies end in loss. Perinatal loss creates a heavy emotional impact not only on parents but also on health professionals, where in most cases there is an evident lack of skills, strategies and resources to cope with these kinds of situations.

Experiences with perinatal loss from the health professionals' perspective.

The purpose of this paper is to know the experience of health professionals in situations of perinatal death and grief and to describe their action strategies in the management of perinatal loss. A qualitative study with a phenomenological approach was carried out through interviews conducted with 19 professionals. Three thematic categories were identified: Healthcare practice, feelings aroused by perinatal loss and meaning and beliefs about perinatal loss and grief.