[Construction and validation of nursing diagnoses for individuals with diabetes in specialized care].

Objective: To construct statements of nursing diagnoses related to nursing practice for individuals with diabetes in Specialized Care, on the basis of the Database of Nursing Practice Terms related to diabetes, in the International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP(®)) and in the Theory of Basic Human Needs and to validate them with specialist nurses in the area.

Method: Methodological research, structured into sequential stages of construction, cross-mapping, validation and categorization of nursing diagnoses.

Results: A list was indicated of 115 statements of diagnostic, including positive, negative and improvement statements; 59 nursing diagnoses present in and 56 nursing diagnoses absent from the ICNP(®) Version 2011. 66 diagnoses with CVI ≥ 0.50 were validated, being categorized on the basis of human needs.

Conclusion: It was observed that the use of the ICNP(®) 2011 favored the specifications of the concepts of professional practice in care with individuals with diabetes.