ABSTRACT
Objective:
to identify the incidence of the Excess Fluid Volume nursing diagnosis in patients hospitalized in an Intensive Care Unit, in the period of three months.
Method:
cross-sectional, descriptive, and exploratory study, in an Intensive Care Unit in the southern region of Brazil. The clinical characteristics obtained from the medical records and physical examination of 31 patients, admitted between March and May 2018, were analyzed by frequency distribution, and bivariate analysis with Chi-square test.
Results:
54,8% of patients developed Excess Fluid Volume, with the defining characteristics prevailing: edema, decreased hemoglobin and hematocrit, anasarca and electrolyte imbalance. Neurological impairment, mechanical ventilation, sedation, and more than four days of hospitalization were evidenced as the main related factors.
Final considerations:
this study contributes to the diagnostic accuracy of the Excess Fluid Volume of patients hospitalized in intensive therapy and expands the possibility of developing this nursing diagnosis.
DESCRIPTORS
Educação Superior; Educação em Enfermagem; Materiais de Ensino; Estudantes de Enfermagem; Aprendizagem