NANDA Nursing Diagnosis

NANDA I Nursing Diagnosis and the history of NANDA-I

NANDA stands for North American Nursing Diagnosis Association was founded in 1982.

The organization grew out of the National Conference Group, a task force established in 1973, at the First National Conference on the Classification of Nursing Diagnoses, held in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

Nursing Diagnosis for Heart Failure

Nursing Diagnosis for Heart Failure | Overview and Signs and symptoms of Heart Failure

Heart Failure [Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)] overview | Nursing Diagnosis for Heart Failure

Heart failure is a condition in which the heart can no longer pump enough blood to the rest of the body. In congestive heart failure, the heart is unable to pump sufficient blood to maintain adequate circulation. This results in a backup of blood and the extra pressure may cause accumulation of fluid into the lungs. Heart failure is primarily due to problems with ventricular pumping action of the cardiac muscle, which may be caused by diseases such as myocardial infarctions (heart attacks), endocarditis (infection in the heart), hypertension (high blood pressure), or valvular insufficiency.

What Is a Nursing Diagnosis?

What is a nursing diagnosis? Here is a brief history about rising the term of nursing diagnosis.

The term nursing diagnosis came into formal use in the nursing literature during the 1950s (Fry, 1953), although its meaning continued to be seen in the context of medical diagnosis.

In 1973, a national conference was held to identify client needs that fall within the scope of nursing, label them, and develop a classification system that could be used by nurses throughout the world.