Pinto, Sara Maria OliveiraCaldeira, Sílvia Maria AlvesMartins, José Carlos2015-10-292016Pinto, S. M. O., Caldeira Berenguer, S. M. A., & Martins, J. C. A. (2015). Is Impaired Comfort a Nursing Diagnosis? International Journal of Nursing Knowledge, 27(4), 205–209. https://doi.org/10.1111/2047-3095.121212047-3087http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/18545OBJECTIVE: Discussion of the “Impaired Comfort” nursing diagnosis. METHODS: Discussion paper based on the authors’ ongoing PhD research about the development of comfort as a complex intervention. FINDINGS: When the patient has impaired comfort, the nursing intervention should be specific to the etiological factor. Some arguments are raised about impaired comfort as a nursing diagnosis and the discussion is led about the possibility of the referred diagnosis being considered a syndrome. CONCLUSIONS: New proposals are presented for the nursing classification based on theoretical knowledge development and current scientific evidence. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING: The results can contribute to better decision- making and clinical reasoning, namely in terms of the nursing process, and contribute to safer, rational, efficient, and effective nursing care.engDiagnosisHealth classificationNursingjournal article10.1111/2047-3095.121212047-30958499202588626459147000388812700005