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Conceptual and Operational Definitions for the Nursing Diagnosis “Urinary Retention”
Author(s) -
Costa Juliaeves da,
Botelho Micnéias Lacerda,
Duran Erika, Christianne Marocco,
Carmona Elenice Valentim,
OliveiraKumakura A Railka de Souza,
Lopes Maria Helena Baena de Moraes
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of nursing knowledge
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.545
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2047-3095
pISSN - 2047-3087
DOI - 10.1111/2047-3095.12196
Subject(s) - urinary retention , nursing diagnosis , nursing , nursing research , medicine , psychology , pathology , urology , medical diagnosis
PURPOSE To develop conceptual and operational definitions for defining characteristics and related factors for nursing diagnosis of urinary retention, as contained in Taxonomy II of NANDA‐I. DATA SOURCES Integrative literature review and elaboration of terms related to urinary retention. DATA SYNTHESIS It includes operational and conceptual definitions of the nursing diagnosis urinary retention. CONCLUSIONS It is necessary to review the definition of this nursing diagnosis and most of its defining characteristics and related factors. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE The use of internationally known terms for various disciplines in areas of common knowledge helps to standardize the language used by professionals.