Abstract

DELPHINO, Tallita Mello; SANTANA, Rosimere Ferreira  and  SOUZA, Priscilla Alfradique de. Concept clarification of «delayed surgical recovery» for clinical practice implementation. Rev. Enf. Ref. [online]. 2015, vol.serIV, n.6, pp.131-139. ISSN 0874-0283.  https://doi.org/10.12707/RIV14086.

Context: While the concept of “delayed surgical recovery” has a high estimated occurrence in surgical nursing practice, the lack of specificity of critical attributes has interfered with diagnostic accuracy and consequent application in clinical practice. There is thus a need for concept clarification. Objectives: To analyse of the concept of the nursing diagnosis «delayed surgical recovery», using the method of Walker and Avant, 2011. Main topics under analysis: Critical attributes were identified and antecedents and consequences were pointed out. Model, contrary, and illegitimate cases are presented. Suture dehiscence, hyperaemia, presence of secretion in the surgical wound, prolonged postoperative time, and reporting that more time is needed for recovery were the key critical attributes for diagnosis. Conclusion: The concept analysis made it possible to establish the boundaries of the defining attributes and provide the basis to develop the cases that explain the circumstances surrounding the diagnosis of «delayed surgical recovery».

Keywords : nursing diagnosis; perioperative nursing; concept development; nursing.

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