Validation of nursing outcome content Fall prevention behavior in a hospital environment

Objective: to validate the contents of the nursing outcome Fall prevention behavior of the Nursing Outcomes Classification in hospitalized patients. Methods: this is a content validation research. Psychometry was used as an operational method. The Nursing Outcome was validated by 16 specialists. A C...

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Main Authors: Jéssica Naiara de Medeiros Araújo, Ana Paula Nunes de Lima Fernandes, Laísla Alves Moura, Marina Marisa Palhano dos Santos, Marcos Antonio Ferreira Júnior, Allyne Fortes Vitor
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Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2017-08-01
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/20058
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author Jéssica Naiara de Medeiros Araújo
Ana Paula Nunes de Lima Fernandes
Laísla Alves Moura
Marina Marisa Palhano dos Santos
Marcos Antonio Ferreira Júnior
Allyne Fortes Vitor
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Laísla Alves Moura
Marina Marisa Palhano dos Santos
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Allyne Fortes Vitor
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description Objective: to validate the contents of the nursing outcome Fall prevention behavior of the Nursing Outcomes Classification in hospitalized patients. Methods: this is a content validation research. Psychometry was used as an operational method. The Nursing Outcome was validated by 16 specialists. A Content Validity Index was applied with its binomial test to evaluate the indicators in the psychometric criteria. Results: from the experts’ assessment of the constitutive, operational and operational magnitude of the indicators, the need for adequacy was found in the indicators. It controls the restlessness, it carries out precautions when taking drugs that increase the risk of falls and it adequately use chairs. Conclusion: it was found that the indicators were considered mostly valid as to the content. Therefore, they were able to measure the prevention behavior of fallsin the hospital environment.
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spelling doaj-art-9680ed6e1aba4ca68c231c99b27eee9c2025-08-20T12:52:33ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRev Rene1517-38522175-67832017-08-01183Validation of nursing outcome content Fall prevention behavior in a hospital environmentJéssica Naiara de Medeiros AraújoAna Paula Nunes de Lima FernandesLaísla Alves MouraMarina Marisa Palhano dos SantosMarcos Antonio Ferreira JúniorAllyne Fortes VitorObjective: to validate the contents of the nursing outcome Fall prevention behavior of the Nursing Outcomes Classification in hospitalized patients. Methods: this is a content validation research. Psychometry was used as an operational method. The Nursing Outcome was validated by 16 specialists. A Content Validity Index was applied with its binomial test to evaluate the indicators in the psychometric criteria. Results: from the experts’ assessment of the constitutive, operational and operational magnitude of the indicators, the need for adequacy was found in the indicators. It controls the restlessness, it carries out precautions when taking drugs that increase the risk of falls and it adequately use chairs. Conclusion: it was found that the indicators were considered mostly valid as to the content. Therefore, they were able to measure the prevention behavior of fallsin the hospital environment.https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/20058Validation StudiesOutcome Assessment (Health Care)Accidental FallsNursing ProcessNursing.
spellingShingle Jéssica Naiara de Medeiros Araújo
Ana Paula Nunes de Lima Fernandes
Laísla Alves Moura
Marina Marisa Palhano dos Santos
Marcos Antonio Ferreira Júnior
Allyne Fortes Vitor
Validation of nursing outcome content Fall prevention behavior in a hospital environment
Rev Rene
Validation Studies
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Accidental Falls
Nursing Process
Nursing.
title Validation of nursing outcome content Fall prevention behavior in a hospital environment
title_full Validation of nursing outcome content Fall prevention behavior in a hospital environment
title_fullStr Validation of nursing outcome content Fall prevention behavior in a hospital environment
title_full_unstemmed Validation of nursing outcome content Fall prevention behavior in a hospital environment
title_short Validation of nursing outcome content Fall prevention behavior in a hospital environment
title_sort validation of nursing outcome content fall prevention behavior in a hospital environment
topic Validation Studies
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Accidental Falls
Nursing Process
Nursing.
url https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/20058
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