Accuracy of clinical indicators of Nursing diagnoses hyperthermia and hypothermia in newborns

Authors

  • Fernanda Cavalcante Braga
  • Alessandro Rodrigues Costa Santos
  • Natália Barreto de Castro
  • Marília Mendes Nunes
  • Marcos Venícios de Oliveira Lopes
  • Viviane Martins da Silva

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15253/2175-6783.2014000500008

Keywords:

Body Temperature Regulation, Newborn, Nursing Diagnosis.

Abstract

This study aimed at determining the accuracy of clinical indicators of Nursing diagnoses hyperthermia and hypothermia in newborns. This was a cross-sectional study carried out in 2013 in a reference maternity in Fortaleza, CE, Brazil with 46 newborns. Data collection was performed using an instrument developed based on the clinical indicators of these diagnoses, both from NANDA International. Diagnostician nurses were selected to perform diagnostic inference. Irritability, restlessness, bradycardia, pallor, jaundice, tachycardia, slow capillary refill and peripheral vasoconstriction were specific clinical indicators for hypothermia and body temperature below the normal range was the only sensitive indicator. Tachypnea, vasodilation and apnea were specific to hyperthermia however sensitive indicators were not found. We believed that the findings of this research can contribute to proper and fast inference of hypothermia and hyperthermia in newborns.

Downloads

Published

2014-10-21

How to Cite

Braga, F. C., Santos, A. R. C., Castro, N. B. de, Nunes, M. M., Lopes, M. V. de O., & Silva, V. M. da. (2014). Accuracy of clinical indicators of Nursing diagnoses hyperthermia and hypothermia in newborns. Rev Rene, 15(5). https://doi.org/10.15253/2175-6783.2014000500008

Issue

Section

Research Article

Most read articles by the same author(s)

<< < 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 > >>