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Validation of the nursing diagnosis Spiritual Anguish: analysis by experts

OBJECTIVE: To validate the nursing diagnosis Spiritual anguish. METHODS: Using the methodological framework proposed by Fehring was utilized a semi-structured questionnaire answered by a sample of 72 nurses, to evaluate the title, definition and defining characteristics of the diagnosis Spiritual anguish, as well as the classification in the Taxonomy II North American Nursing Diagnosis Association. RESULTS: The best area to classify the studied diagnosis according to the expert nurses was the Domain 10; however the Domain classes need to be reviewed. Spirituality impaired proved to be a fitting title for the investigated concept. The validation identified seven defining characteristics as important indicators of clinical diagnosis; the feature - is not interested in nature - was considered little relevant. The total score of diagnosis was 0.72, therefore was considered validated. CONCLUSION: The new proposal submitted to explaining the phenomenon under study was considered relevant. This study may provide insight to validate clinically, diagnostics investigated.

Nursing diagnosis; Spirituality; Validation studies


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