Useful terms for nursing practice in the care of people with leprosy

Abstract

Objectives: To identify useful terms for nursing practice in the care of people with leprosy and to cross-mapp the identified terms with the ICNP® terms. Method: A descriptive, documentary study that included publications of the Ministry of Health in the area of leprosy launched between 2002 and 2017. The terms identified in these publications were extracted and underwent a normalization proces and then, were cross-mapped with terms of the ICNP® version 2015 for the identification of constant and non-constant terms in this terminology. Results: In total, were extracted 1,177 terms, of which 26.76% were equal, 4.59% similar, 4.26% were broader, 19.62% were more restricted, and 44.77% were totally different from the ICNP® terms. Conclusions: The large number of terms identified and not included in the ICNP® show the need for its expansion in order to contemplate the phenomena of clinical practice more effectively and allow better representation of nursing care for people with leprosy.

Terminologia especializada de enfermagem no cuidado às pessoas vivendo com aids

“…As demais pesquisas tratavam sobre termos específicos relacionados à clínica médica, cirúrgica, unidade de terapia intensiva neonatal e de adultos, reabilitação físico-motora, ostomizados, pessoas com lesão por pressão, hanseníase e cuidados paliativos. (12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20) Considerando-se que mulheres idosas possuem peculiaridades inerentes ao seu ciclo vital e gênero, o que as diferenciam da população adulta jovem de ambos os sexos, justifica-se a construção de uma terminologia especializada para pessoas adultas com aids.…”

Terms of specialized nursing language for chronic renal patients undergoing conservative treatment

“…The development of a bank of nursing terms brings recognition of its own language of professional practice, as well as of its standardization. In this sense, this data set will allow the composition of the statements of diagnoses, results and nursing interventions, reaffirming the presence of nursing as an adjunct in the areas of specialties, thus pointing out parameters of its precise and comprehensive evaluation (11)(12) .…”

“…In view of the problem presented, the development and importance of this study is justified, since there is a scarcity of studies aimed at chronic renal patients undergoing conservative treatment, since publications on specialized nursing terminologies deal with the following topics: medical clinic and surgical; neonatal and adult intensive care unit; physical-motor rehabilitation; ostomates; people with pressure injuries; leprosy; palliative care; spinal cord injury; elderly women with HIV / AIDS and metabolic syndrome (7)(8)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18) .…”

Specialized Nursing Terminology for the Clinical Practice Directed at Covid-19

“…21 It is understood that nursing terminologies are undergoing an up-to-date process and, even with advances, the ICNP ® undergoes a periodic review, given the complexity of Nursing, the constant evolution of the area's own knowledge, and the expansion of spaces for the exercise of the profession and development of research in the terminology area. 22 A study signals the importance of developing specialized nursing terminologies and that the use of terms added to a classification system in nursing, whether for teaching, research or assistance, contributes to improving the quality of nursing records, enabling continuity of care, consistency in communication and increased security for subjects participating in the care process, integrating instruments, information systems, and theoretical models. 12 In the present study, after mapping it was identified that 263 terms were constant in the ICPN ® 2019, which denotes that ministerial documents can contribute on a large scale to health knowledge and thus propose a record compatible with the evidence globally recognized by the scientific community, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.…”