Nursing Process Related to the Nursing Focus "Airway Clearance": A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Airway clearance impairment has a significant impact on self-care and quality of life. Identifying clinical data, nursing diagnoses, and nursing interventions is essential to clinical reasoning and enhancing nursing care. This study aims to map the existing evidence on clinical data, nursing diagnoses, and nursing interventions addressing the nursing focus on "airway clearance".

Methods

Research was conducted based on Joanna Briggs's Scoping Review Methodology. We searched four databases for published studies until December 2023.

Results

From the initial 1854 studies identified, 123 were included in the review. The findings highlighted two areas of nursing attention: one related to signs and symptom management, and the other related to education and coping

SUBMITTER: Gaspar L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11348224 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature