Construction and validation of data collection instrument content in a neonatal intensive care unit

To allow systematic data collection, the study aimed to construct and validate a clinical evaluation instrument for neonates hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit. A methodological study was conducted from January to June 2008, which was organi­zed into two steps: bibliographical search for subsid...

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Main Authors: Natalie Dantas Costa Lima, Viviane Martins da Silva, Beatriz Amorim Beltrão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2009-06-01
Series:Rev Rene
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/4824
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Summary:To allow systematic data collection, the study aimed to construct and validate a clinical evaluation instrument for neonates hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit. A methodological study was conducted from January to June 2008, which was organi­zed into two steps: bibliographical search for subsidizing the construction of the instrument and appropriateness of content by experts from the State of Ceará. The instrument was composed of ten sections: personal data of the mother and the new­born, vital signs, physical/skin integrity, head/neck, nervous system, respiratory system, cardiovascular system, gastrointesti­nal system, urogenital system, and mother-child binomial. Relevant nursing diagnoses to each section were included. All the sections were considered by the experts to be adequate. Four sections received the maximum score of agreement: mother and newborn personal data, head/neck, cardiovascular system and genitourinary system. It is believed that the implementation of this instrument can help nurses to identify indicators that reflect possible nursing diagnoses.
ISSN:1517-3852
2175-6783