OBJECTIVE: The present study aims to know the main nursing diagnostics (DE) and to propose the nursing interventions for the main (DE) found in this population. METHODS: It is a retroactive study, performed on the geriatric wing of a university hospital in the city of São Paulo. The population was defined by the instruments of nursing data collection within the period of June to December/2000. RESULTS: The main DE were: Risk of infection (100%), Impaired physical mobility (50,7%), Altered nutrition: less than the corporeal needs (44,7%), self-care deficit (43,4%), impaired skin integrity (41,8%). CONCLUSION: The DE and the interventions, when linked, allow a better solution for the highlighted problem, making nursing easier and maintaining individual care.
Nursing diagnostic; Gerontologic nursing; Aged; Retrospective studies
