%0 Journal Article
%T Desobstru£¿£¿o ineficaz das vias a¨¦reas em crian£¿as asm¨¢ticas: um estudo descritivo
%A Mendes
%A Lanuza Celes
%A Cavalcante
%A Joyce Carolle Bezerra
%A Lopes
%A Marcos Ven¨ªcios de Oliveira
%A Lima
%A Luisa Helena de Oliveira
%J Texto & Contexto - Enfermagem
%D 2012
%I Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina
%R 10.1590/S0104-07072012000200015
%X this cross-sectional study was performed with 147 children with a medical diagnosis of asthma admitted to a public children's hospital in fortaleza, cerar¨¢ (ce). the objective of the study was to analyze the accuracy of the defining characteristics of the nursing diagnosis "ineffective airway clearance" in children with asthma. a physical examination checklist was used for data collection. the most frequent defining characteristics were adventitious respiratory sounds (82.3%), dyspnea (55.8%), and changes in respiratory rate (50.3%). the nursing diagnosis "ineffective airway clearance" was present in 55.8% of the sample. the defining characteristic with the greatest sensitivity was "adventitious respiratory sounds". the specific characteristic for this diagnosis was "wide eyed". regarding the predictive values, adventitious respiratory sounds showed a high negative predictive value. in conclusion, studies that contribute to defining the most common defining characteristics for a particular population should be encouraged, as they serve as a guide for the practice of nursing.
%K nursing diagnosis
%K child care
%K asthma.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0104-07072012000200015&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en