The identification of nursing diagnosis Impaired Gas Exchange in the assistance to the patients with angina is visualized routinely, however, it is necessary a deepening of this thematic. With the goal of analyzing the occurrence nursing diagnosis Impaired Gas Exchange in bearers of Unstable Angina we perform a cross-sectional study, with a descriptive and exploratory character, with patient put into in a specialized hospital. The data were obtained through interview, physical exam and consultation to records. The diagnosis Impaired Gas Exchange was absent in our sample, however, the variables breathing depth, systolic arterial pressure, sleepiness and sodium seric were pledged, what indicates aggravation risk. We visualize some relation among obtained results and characteristics of patients' lifestyle evaluated, what reinforces the importance of preventive measures for the obtainment of a better prognosis in the assistance to the patients with angina.
Nursing diagnosis; Pulmonary gas exchange; Angina unstable
