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Using Standardized Nursing Languages in End‐of‐Life Care Plans
Author(s) -
Roecklein Nancy
Publication year - 2012
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/j.2047-3095.2012.01211.x
Subject(s) - nursing interventions classification , nursing , nursing outcomes classification , psychological intervention , nursing research , nursing diagnosis , medicine , medline , nursing care , nursing practice , nursing minimum data set , team nursing , medical diagnosis , pathology , political science , law
PURPOSE: This case study demonstrates the challenges to achieve dignified life closure and a comfortable death for a middle‐aged woman with terminal cancer and her family. DATA SOURCES: Data were obtained from a patient known through the author's clinical experiences, personal family experiences, and published sources. DATA SYNTHESIS: The appropriate nursing diagnosis, patient outcomes, and nursing interventions were identified through the use of NANDA‐International, the Nursing Outcomes Classification, and the Nursing Interventions Classification. CONCLUSIONS: This case study illustrates the appropriate nursing diagnosis, interventions, and outcomes pertinent to an individual with emotional distress at the end of life. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Employing the NANDA‐International standardized nursing diagnosis, the Nursing Interventions Classification and the Nursing Outcomes Classification provided the needed constructs for considering and improving a dying patient's care in a primary and home setting.