Content validation of a care plan for children with kidney diseases
International Journal of Development Research
Content validation of a care plan for children with kidney diseases
Received 19th April, 2020; Received in revised form 20th May, 2020; Accepted 16th June, 2020; Published online 30th July, 2020
Copyright © 2020, Rebecca Stefany da Costa Santos et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Objective: To develop and validate the content of a care plan for children with kidney diseases. Method: Content validation study using the Delphi technique carried out with 34 specialist nurses in the first round and 22 in the second round. The steps were: identification of nursing diagnoses, outcomes and interventions, elaboration of the care plan and content validation by specialists. The content validity index was used in the twophases of the Delphi method. Results: A care plan was elaborated with 11 nursing diagnoses, 15 nursing outcomes and 22 nursing interventions. After analysis by experts as to the adequacy and inadequacy in two Delphi rounds, the final validated plan consisted of five diagnoses, nine outcomes and 12 interventions with a Content Validity Index ≥ 0.80. Conclusion: The study enabled the development and validation of a care plan for children with kidney diseases. This will contribute to nursing care and educational activities, enabling an understanding of the real needs of this clientele.
