APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT THE DIAGNOSIS OF NURSES IN THE CARE OF SURGICAL PATIENTS

ABSTRACT Objective: to develop a mobile application support nurses’ diagnostic reasoning in the care of surgical patients Method: this is applied research with technological production, carried out hospital metropolitan region Espírito Santo, from September 2018 December 2019. The study was divided into four stages: theoretical content elaboration through an integrative literature review main signs and symptoms observed postoperative period gastrointestinal, thoracic, head neck surgeries, cross-mapping between found NANDA International nursing diagnoses; development 10 case studies that foster clinical situations elaborated according diagnoses mapped Lunney’s framework; assessment by experts using validity index; construction partnership graphic design expert User-Centered Design method. Results: CuidarTech®Cirúrgico presents navigation options: 1) “Nursing Process” - displays contents; 2) actions” interventions assist surgeries; 3) “Case studies” brings validated training reasoning; 4) “Credits” executing team. Conclusion: unprecedented technology constitutes interactive teaching Nursing Process reasoning.