The purpose of this study was to identify nursing diagnoses in women enrolled in a family planning program. An instrument of data collection was elaborated according to the Functional Health Patterns(8-9). The sample consisted of 100 adult women. Forty-nine nursing diagnoses, of which 9 with a frequency equal or higher to 45,0% were identified. Further studies are still needed in institutions that offer assistance in the area of family planning in order to examine if the nursing diagnoses found in these women can be generalized to the population.
nursing diagnoses; family planning
