Nursing Students’ Opinions towards Nursing Diagnoses

Abstract

Background: Nursing diagnosis is a consistent language that offers the foundation to select nursing interventions. Which conveyed nursing a position as a distinctive health discipline in giving care to patient. Aim: The aim of this study was to determine nursing students’ opinions towards nursing diagnoses.

Methodology: A descriptive / exploratory design was used to conduct the current study. A 14-items (two constructs measuring students’ opinions about nursing diagnoses and the advantages of using nursing diagnoses) self-administered questionnaire was administered to a non-probability convenience sample of one hundred and sixty seven female nursing students. Informed written consent was obtained from all students who agreed to participate in the study.

Results: The majority of the participated nursing students agreed that nursing diagnoses are a priority subject in nursing and necessary to use in the hospital wards. Moreover, most of the students agreed on the nursing diagnoses’ advantages as the development of practice standards in nursing care and improving the use of the nursing process.

Conclusion: Nursing students had a good insight about the importance and advantages of using nursing diagnoses in clinical practice. To increase students’ knowledge and experience, more consistency in the value of nursing diagnoses needs to exist between educators and nursing students.