Processes and Methodologies for Research Validation of Nursing Diagnoses

Abstract

TOPIC. Research validation of nursing diagnoses. PURPOSE. To provide a historical review of processes and methodologies for research validation of nursing diagnoses and suggested directions for future nursing diagnosis research. SOURCES. Nursing diagnosis research methodologies and processes from the Invitational Conference on Research Methods for Validating Nursing Diagnoses, Nursing Diagnosis: The Journal of Nursing Language and Classification, and the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA) conference proceedings for the first through the 12th conferences. CONCLUSIONS. Future nursing diagnosis research should include concept analysis, expert validation, clinical validation, instrument development, larger studies, powerful statistical analyses, replication and comparison of studies, and concerted efforts to support group research activities that target priority areas of research.

Content Validation of a Standardized Language Diagnosis by Certified Specialists in Gerontological Nutrition

“…Validation refines the SL for use in education, practice, research, and policy. Research models for validation of nursing diagnoses have been used since 1983 and have applicability for validating SL used in the NCP (8)(9)(10)(11)(12).…”

Nursing Taxonomies in Spain: Research Themes Presented at the AENTDE Conferences Over a 16‐Year Period

“…Papers and posters on theoretical and conceptual aspects were excluded. Following Del Pino and Ugalde (), Whitley (), and Guirao‐Goris (), the type of research study was established according to the design and methodology. The studies were classified under the following six headings: Basic research : conceptual analyses, studies of the development of diagnostic tests, and validation studies (face, content, criterion or construct validity). Accounts of the introduction of nursing taxonomies in distinct healthcare settings. Epidemiological studies : analyses of the prevalence or incidence of nursing diagnoses in different contexts, their defining characteristics and interventions, and outcomes. The diagnostic process : studies of aspects of the diagnostic process and reasoning, including the following: how the data are grouped, how diagnosis is obtained, and errors of judgment.…”

Revisão do diagnóstico de enfermagem angústia espiritual

“…A inclusão de um diagnóstico de enfermagem na Taxonomia II DA NANDA significa que o mesmo foi escolhido para testes e estudos, não que seu conteúdo foi validado (SPARKS; LIEN-GIESCHEN, 1994) e, devido à importância dos diagnósticos tanto para a prática como para o ensino e para pesquisa, é recomendável validar todos os elementos da taxonomia (WHITLEY, 1999). Além do mais, a definição e a redefinição dos itens de uma taxonomia é um processo contínuo (KERR, 1991).…”