Abstract
Objective: To identify, in scientific productions, the main nursing diagnoses in the context of the elderly in a Long-Term Institution. Bibliographic review: Thirty-one nursing diagnoses were identified, namely: deficient recreational activity, unbalanced nutrition: less than the bodily needs, impaired swallowing, impaired urinary elimination, functional urinary incontinence, constipation, risk of constipation, impaired gas exchange, pattern of impaired sleep, impaired walking, impaired physical mobility, impaired physical mobility in bed, impaired wheelchair mobility, chronic confusion, impaired memory, impaired communication, hopelessness, low situational self-esteem, impaired social interaction, anxiety, chronic sadness, risk of infection , impaired dentition, risk of impaired skin integrity, impaired skin integrity, risk of falls, acute pain, chronic pain, social isolation and risk of loneliness. Such diagnoses, according to the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association, represent 12 domains, they are: health promotion, nutrition, elimination and exchange, activity/rest, perception/cognition, self-perception, roles and relationships, coping/stress tolerance, principles of life, safety/protection and comfort. Final considerations: A large quantity/variety of nursing diagnoses with elderly in long-stay institutions was found in the literature, which were compared and discussed with data from surveys carried out in different realities, which made it possible to perceive convergences, even in different contexts.