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- Title
Reducing the Risk for Infection: Nursing Diagnosis.
- Authors
Hunter, Andrea
- Abstract
The North American Nursing Diagnosis Association International (NANDA-I) is the leader in the development of nursing diagnoses that help to improve overall patient safety and ultimately save lives. Nursing diagnoses provide an explanation for actions, identify expected outcomes, and are founded on evidence-based information, including literature, nurse experiences, and knowledge. The incidence of hospital-acquired infections such as central line-associated blood stream infections continues to plague our patients; therefore, it has become apparent that following a single plan of care that includes a nursing diagnosis of risk for infection has the potential to decrease this risk. This article discusses NANDA-I, the importance of using nursing diagnoses to help treat existing conditions and prevent new ones from occurring, and how the diagnosis of risk for infection has been revised to include new risks that are evidence based. It also details the many benefits of using this communication tool to provide the best possible outcome for each patient.
- Publication
Vascular Access, 2012, Vol 6, Issue 2, p26
- ISSN
1913-6692
- Publication type
Journal Article