Nursing diagnoses in people with acquired immune deficiency syndrome: an integrative review of the literature

Abstract

Objective: To synthesize the knowledge produced in the scientific literature about the most frequent nursing diagnosis in people with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. Method: it is an integrative literature review conducted in the databases SCOPUS, PubMed, LILACS and BDENF. Results: seven nursing diagnosis were identified of which 04 were cited in 66% of the articles: lack of knowledge, fear, and imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements and risk of infection. The ND anxiety, ineffective management of therapeutic regimen and diarrhea were cited in 50% of the articles. Conclusion: there are gaps in the studies analyzed, because the nurses did not describe in some developed diagnosis which defining characteristics and related factors of ND established by them.