Nursing diagnoses/outcomes and interventions for patients with COVID-19: a retrospective documentary study

OBJECTIVE: To elaborate Nursing Diagnoses/Outcomes and Interventions using the International Classification for Nursing Practice in patients with coronavirus infection. METHOD: An exploratory, descriptive, retrospective and documentary study, developed in emergency care units in the municipality of João Pessoa -Paraíba. The sample consisted of 187 medical records and data collection was carried out between June and August 2020. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics, mean, range and standard deviation. RESULT: A total of 12 Nursing Diagnoses/Outcomes (Dyspnea, Fever, Cough, Muscle Pain, Headache, Diarrhea, Impaired Smell, Impaired Taste, Lack of Appetite, Impaired Swallowing, Chest Pain and Vomiting) and 36 Nursing Interventions targeted at patients affected by coronavirus were identified. CONCLUSION: The identification of Nursing Diagnoses/Outcomes and Interventions is indispensable to support care, especially in the current scenario of the COVID-19 pandemic, contributing to the operationalization ofthe Nursing Process.