Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Format of Original
9 p.
Publication Date
4-1991
Publisher
Wiley
Source Publication
International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications
Source ISSN
1541-5147
Original Item ID
doi: 10.1111/j.1744-618X.1991.tb00334.x
Abstract
The effective use of nursing diagnosis internationally depends in part on incorporating language and cultural difference into the common language of nursing. International validation studies can provide a basis for this effort. This study tested three diagnoses—anxiety, hopelessness, and ineffective airway clearance—through multinational validation. The Diagnostic Content Validity (DCV) model was used to collect data from critical care nurses in six countries. Defining characteristics rated as critical (> .80) by the total sample were dyspnea for ineffective airway clearance and panic and nervousness for anxiety. No critical defining characteristics for hopelessness were identified. DCV ratios for all defining characteristics are compared by country.
Recommended Citation
Fehring, Richard; Fadden, Teresa; and Wake, Madeline, "Multinational Validation of Anxiety, Hopelessness, and Ineffective Airway Clearance" (1991). College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications. 58.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/nursing_fac/58
Comments
Accepted version. International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications, Vol. 2, No. 2 (April 1991): 57-65. DOI. The definitive version is available at www3.interscience.wiley.com. © 1991 Wiley. Used with permission.