CARACTERIZAÇÃO SOCIODEMOGRÁFICACLÍNICA E DIAGNÓSTICOS DE ENFERMAGEM NA ENFERMARIA PEDIÁTRICA.

Ojective: to characterize the profile of hospitalized patients in the pediatric ward and to identify the most prevalent Nursing Diagnoses, according to the NANDA-I taxonomy. Methodology: descriptive study based on medical records of 100 patients. Variables such as: age, gender, patient classification system, clinical and nursing diagnosis were considered. The Rcommander® program was used to perform the exploratory analysis and tests of non-parametric hypotheses, being considered level of significance of 5%. Results: predominance of males (71%), mean age of 7.32 years, Intermediate Care (49%) was the most frequent, Pediatrics was the clinic with the greatest number of hospitalizations (39%), 44 medical and 46 nursing diagnoses, of which 27 were considered as preponderant. Conclusion: the accomplishment of the situational diagnosis allows a guiding character for the other stages of the Nursing Process and directs care actions, contributing to the continuous improvement of quality and safety of care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]