2013
DOI: 10.1590/s0080-623420130000500007
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Creation and validation of an instrument to identify nursing activities in pediatric wards: information for determining workload

Abstract: The aim of this study was to develop and validate an instrument for identifying nursing activities performed in a pediatric ward and to provide a basis for defining the workload of these units. The instrument was developed by selecting the activities relevant to pediatric nursing from the Nursing Intervention Classification and then submitting them to a panel of judges for validation. The panel considered the selected activities relevant and representative of pediatric nursing practice. Now that representative… Show more

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“…Instruments to measure psychosocial phenomena have been developed in the literature by scholars and are objective tools for nurses to know and support their interventions 14 - 16 .In Brazil, there are no studies addressing the perspective of health professionals on the subject with the use of objective instruments. For this reason, it is necessary to develop and validate instruments that enable evaluating the professionals’ beliefs and perceptions about this issue.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Instruments to measure psychosocial phenomena have been developed in the literature by scholars and are objective tools for nurses to know and support their interventions 14 - 16 .In Brazil, there are no studies addressing the perspective of health professionals on the subject with the use of objective instruments. For this reason, it is necessary to develop and validate instruments that enable evaluating the professionals’ beliefs and perceptions about this issue.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Después del análisis de los expertos, la verificación de la consistencia de las sugerencias puede ocurrir de forma estadística, cabiendo al investigador la orientación de tal etapa en busca de la mejora del instrumento. En lo que concierne a la evaluación estadística, una de las pruebas más utilizadas en estudios de validación del contenido es el Alpha de Cronbach, que analiza la consistencia interna del instrumento y de los ítems que lo componen (7,8,20,21) .…”
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“…The planning and quantitative-qualitative evaluation of the nursing team integrates important management tools in order to guarantee safe care to the patient/family, requiring adequate methods and instruments for its accomplishment (3,8) . A lack of uniformity in concepts interferes with the way the workload is measured and generates discredit on the part of nurses.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%