The present study aimed to verify the property on the applicability of nursing diagnoses by nurses as a subsidy to the indication of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC). This is a descriptive approach study, of mixed typology appropriating quantitative and qualitative ordinances. The target population consisted of 10 nurses duly qualified to the insertion of the PICC, active and linked to a specialized hospital of the State. The instrument used consisted of a questionnaire with structured and semi-structured properly scaled scores with scores previously defined. According to the findings the nurses had some difficulty to use nursing diagnoses as a parameter to indicate the PICC. The recently qualified nurses showed an ease regarding the issues related to the association of risk factors and nursing diagnosis. Therefore, it is very important the realization of continuing educations and the implementation of the nursing process in order to improve the team practical and theoretically.
Catheters; Nursing Diagnosis; Nursing process
