[Nursing diagnosis in patients in intensive care units]. / Diagnósticos de enfermagem de pacientes em unidades de terapia intensiva.

The aim of this study was to identify the nursing care needs of patients of critical care unit. The nursing diagnoses of 32 patients was formulated. The data was collected by interview and physical examination and the Functional Health Patterns was the framework to collect the data and to identify the predominant dysfunctional health areas.