Nursing diagnoses for the stages of growth and development of children using ICNP®

Abstract

A descriptive exploratory study, which objective was to build statements of nursing diagnoses for the stages of infant growth and development at primary care, using terms from the Growth and Development Manual from the Health Ministry and from the International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP®). One hundred and eleven statements of nursing diagnoses were built, and classified according to infant development and growth stages, 23 from the neonatal period, 40 from the first childhood, and 48 from the pre-school phase. It is believed that building statements of nursing diagnoses for infant growth and development stages directly contributes to quality improvement of provided assistance. There is an intention to proceed with the clinical validation statements of nursing diagnoses, to allow integration of scientific knowledge with practice, and to assist children at primary health care.