The knowledge about the prevalence of nursing diagnosis (ND) helps to provide the necessary care and guidance of continuing education programs. This cross-sectional study aimed to identify the main DE prescribed in the intensive care unit (ICU) and compare them between medical and surgical patients. Data analysis was performed according to the North American Nursing Diagnoses Association (NANDA) Taxonomy II. In the 150 medical records evaluated were found 195 nursing diagnoses, with an average of 1,3 per patient, mainly in the field and security domain (39,5%). The most common ND were: impaired tissue integrity (22%), impaired gas exchange (22%), ineffective cerebral tissue perfusion (8,7%), impaired skin integrity (7,7%), decreased cardiac output (6,7%) and ineffective tissue perfusion cardiopulmonary (6,1%). Nursing diagnosis most prevalent denote the physiological needs as the most common in our sample.
Nursing diagnosis; Intensive care units; Nursing process
