Nursing diagnoses in the care process in Mobile Prehospital Care

Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify nursing diagnoses in the context of Mobile Prehospital Care (MPHC). Descriptive methodological study based on empirical indicators of the Basic Human Needs (BHN) affected in the prehospital context. Anchored in Horta’s theoretical framework, Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) and the International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP®), version 2017. We identified 80 ICNP® Nursing Diagnosis statements grouped into eight BHNs. Of these, 54 were pre-coordinated diagnostic concepts, 12 were terms included in the ICNP® Focus axis and the development of 14 diagnostic statements is highlighted. We concluded the results contribute to reflections on the way care is provided in Mobile Prehospital Care and the strengthening of scientific care that fosters nurses’ clinical reasoning.