Convergence, divergence and diagnostic accuracy in the light of two nursing terminologies

Objective: compare divergences and convergences between the nursing diagnoses established for a case study, in the light of two nursing terminologies. Method: a descriptive research was undertaken. The participants were 24 nurses from public teaching hospitals (N=12) and hospital care institutions (N=12) in the Northeast of Brazil. Results: in group A (6 faculty members and 6 clinical professionals), 51 diagnoses were established according to NANDA-I: 54.9% of high accuracy, 23.5% zero, 15.7% low and 5.9% moderate accuracy. In group B (6 faculty members and 6 clinical professionals), 43 declarations were established using the ICNP r : 44.2% of zero accuracy, 39.5% high, 16.3% low. Four out of fi ve diagnostic titles of high accuracy in group A and the seven titles in group B converged; divergences were attributed to the number of combinations among the focus, judgment and location axes of the ICNP (R). Conclusion: a range of titles was observed with different diagnostic inferences and low diagnostic accuracy in both groups.