Using nursing diagnoses to explain utilization in a Community Nursing Center. Res Nurs Health 1996 Oct;19(5):441-5
Date
10/01/1996Pubmed ID
8848628DOI
10.1002/(SICI)1098-240X(199610)19:5<441::AID-NUR8>3.0.CO;2-QScopus ID
2-s2.0-0030267391 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 22 CitationsAbstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the usefulness of nursing diagnoses, based on the Omaha System framework, in explaining utilization of primary health care services in a Community Nursing Center (CNC). Utilization was defined as the number of client visits at the CNC. Data were obtained from a total of 331 client records where the Omaha System taxonomy was used in the documentation of nursing diagnoses with each nurse/client encounter. Hierarchic regression analysis was conducted to examine predictors of utilization. Nursing diagnoses were significant predictors of utilization at the CNC above and beyond client demographics. These findings suggest that nursing diagnoses data may be useful in explaining clients' use of CNCs.
Author List
Coenen A, Marek DK, Lundeen SPAuthor
Amy Coenen PhD Professor in the Nursing department at University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentAdult
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Child
Child, Preschool
Community Health Centers
Female
Health Services Research
Humans
Infant
Male
Middle Aged
Nurse Clinicians
Nursing Administration Research
Nursing Audit
Nursing Diagnosis
Nursing Records
Predictive Value of Tests
Primary Health Care
Regression Analysis
