Accuracy of the nursing diagnosis of ineffective airway clearance in intensive care unit patients.
Juliane Rangel DantasAnna Thays Dias AlmeidaKarolayne Cabral MatiasMaria Isabel da Conceição Dias FernandesJéssica Dantas de Sá TinôcoMarcos Venícius de Oliveira LopesAna Luísa Brandão de Carvalho LiraPublished in: Revista brasileira de enfermagem (2023)
six clinical indicators provided an accurate identification of ineffective airway clearance. The clinical indicators alteration in respiratory rate and alteration in respiratory pattern were the most accurate for critical adult patients. The findings of this study contribute to accurate diagnostic inferences and to prevention of respiratory complications in these patients.