PURPOSE. To explore the relevance of the Perioperative Nursing Data Set (PNDS) in Finland.
METHODS. A three-round Delphi technique (10 participants) and content analysis of 134 articles from the Journal of the Finnish Operating Room Nurses Association.
FINDINGS. All the PNDS outcomes, 86% of the diagnoses, and 87% of the interventions were found to be relevant. The Delphi panel suggested, and content analysis revealed, 6 new outcomes, 43 new diagnoses, and 11 new interventions. Consensus was achieved on 77%. The phrases used in perioperative articles corresponded with those of PNDS 56%-78% of the time.
CONCLUSIONS. PNDS can be used to describe perioperative ...