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Review
. 2021 Apr;32(2):117-124.
doi: 10.1111/2047-3095.12302. Epub 2020 Aug 21.

A Middle-Range Theory for Nurses to Diagnose Ineffective Infant Feeding Patterns

Camila Maciel Diniz  1 , Marcos Venícios de Oliveira Lopes  1 , Viviane Martins da Silva  1 , Luciana Pedrosa Leal  2
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Review

A Middle-Range Theory for Nurses to Diagnose Ineffective Infant Feeding Patterns

Camila Maciel Diniz et al. Int J Nurs Knowl. 2021 Apr.

Abstract

Purpose: To construct a middle-range theory, based on the Roy adaptation model, for nurses can diagnose an ineffective infant feeding pattern.

Data source: Scientific findings were used through a literature review and the concepts of the Roy model.

Data synthesis: The theory indicated new elements for the diagnosis: 12 etiological factors and 13 clinical indicators. Most of those are not contained in the NANDA taxonomy.

Conclusion: The middle-range theory for these diagnoses highlights the need for a review of the components present in the taxonomy.

Implications for nursing practice: This approach guides research on nursing diagnoses to revise the content of the theory and to expand its concepts and elements for the diagnosis of an ineffective infant feeding pattern.

Keywords: infant; middle-range theory; nursing diagnosis.

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