NURSING DIAGNOSES IN NEW-BORNS WITH GLYCEMIC ALTERATIONS

Abstract

The nursing diagnoses result from the grouping of collected data, which allows the nurse to establish interventions in the patient’s health. This quantitative and documental research aimed to identify the most frequent nursing diagnoses among new-borns with glycemic alterations, hospitalized in a maternity school in August 2011. The priority nursing diagnoses refer to unbalanced nutrition, of less than bodily needs, Risk of unstable glycemia, Inefficient pattern of feeding the baby, Risk of disproportionate growth, Impaired fatherhood and motherhood, Inefficient breastfeeding, Impaired gaseous exchange, Interrupted breastfeeding, and Risk of infection. A predominance was observed of diagnoses referent to Risk of disproportionate growth, Risk of infection, and Risk of unstable glycemia. The importance of using Systematization of Nursing Care is emphasized, with the aim of planning the care for neonates with glycemic disorders.

Keywords

• Neonate
• Hypoglycemia
• Nursing diagnosis