Objective: To identify nursing diagnoses of NANDA-I Taxonomy II in patients treated in the Hemodynamics Sector. Method: A descriptive, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach conducted in a teaching hospital in the interior of Rio Grande do Sul. Data were collected through a sociodemographic characterization instrument and information regarding the problems of physical-physiological adaptation. Results: 100 patients participated in the study. Defining characteristics, risk factors

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... related factors were identified through adaptation problems. In all, 28 nursing diagnoses were identified, and 13 were considered for the discussion which presented frequency above 50% and represented the main adaptive problems. Protection, neurological and activity and rest components were the most frequent. Conclusion: The recognition of nursing diagnoses facilitates a connection between the main problems of adaptation and nursing interventions.