Introduction: The classification of NANDA-I nursing diagnoses is the most researched and most commonly used standardized language internationally. It has the ability to present a detailed knowledge of nursing as well as specific areas, including the nursing of a patient with a mental disorder. Purpose: To find out which are the most frequently used NANDA-I nursing diagnoses at University Psychiatric Clinic Ljubljana. Investigate whether there are links between NANDA-I nursing diagnoses and domains, gender, patient age, medical diagnosis (ICD-10), or the unit in which the patient is being treated. Methods: A descriptive research method was used. The research strategy was cross-sectional survey. Data were obtained with a questionnaire and a dedicated data set from the patient’s medical records. The data were processed at the level of descriptive statistics, and we used the Chi-square test to find the differences between the variables. Results: In 167 patients, we obtained 484 NANDA-I nursing diagnoses, representing 84 different diagnoses from the NANDA-I classification. The most common nursing diagnoses were: Disturbed personal identity, Anxiety, and Ineffective coping with the situation. Most commonly, nursing diagnoses were classified in the domain of Coping/Stress Tolerance. In men, statistically more frequent nursing diagnoses were Ineffective activity planning, Risk-prone health behaviour, and Readiness for enhanced health management, and in women, Risk for frail elderly syndrome. Younger patients had the most commonly diagnosed nursing diagnosis of Ineffective coping and Self-mutilation, while older patients were diagnosed with Risk for falls and Risk for frail elderly syndrome. In patients who were categorized into Category I of nursing, the most common nursing diagnoses were Anxiety and Ineffective coping, and in patients in Category IV, the most common were Risk for self-directed violence and Risk for other-directed violence. The most common nursing diagnoses compared to ICD-10 were: Organic, including symptomatic, mental disorders: Risk for falls; Mental and behavioural disorders due to psychoactive substance use: Ineffective impulse control; Schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders: Disturbed personal identity. Discussion and conclusion: In patients undergoing hospital treatment for mental disorders, the association of NANDA-I nursing diagnoses with patient characteristics is noticeable. The patients treated at UPC Ljubljana mainly had three nursing diagnoses at the same time. Statistically significant gender differences were found. All records of nursing diagnoses in patient documentation were in accordance with the NANDA-I classification. Based on the results of the research, we find that employees in the field of nursing at UPC Ljubljana recognise the benefits of using an internationally established classification. They wish to acquire new knowledge in the field of nursing diagnoses and link it to improving the quality of records in nursing documentation.
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