OBJECTIVE: To characterize the profile of women that underwent mastectomy and participated in a rehabilitation program, to identify the most common nursing diagnoses and interventions for each diagnosis, using the International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP), versión1.0. METHODS: It was a descriptive study conducted in a referral hospital for Oncology in the city of Vitoria, ES. The sample consisted of 239 randomly selected records and the data was collected in May 2008; the research focused on the records of nursing visits to women with mastectomies. RESULTS: Among the 239 participants, 64.8% were between 40 and 59 years, 55% were married, 48.2% finished the elementary school, 60.7% were from the metropolitan region of the ES state, and 34.3 % were housewives. The diagnoses recorded did not have exclusive relationship with breast cancer and may be found in clients with other health alterations. CONCLUSION: The ICNP uses practical methods for making the diagnosis and selection of interventions that facilitate the systematization of nursing care.
Nursing diagnosis; Breast neoplasms; Nursing process; Mastectomy
