The Nursing Diagnosis of risk for pressure ulcer: content validation

Authors

  • Cássia Teixeira dos Santos Centro Universitário Metodista de Porto Alegre
  • Miriam de Abreu Almeida Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Amália de Fátima Lucena Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Escola de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.0782.2693

Abstract

Objective: to validate the content of the new nursing diagnosis, termed risk for pressure ulcer. Method: the content validation with a sample made up of 24 nurses who were specialists in skin care from six different hospitals in the South and Southeast of Brazil. Data collection took place electronically, through an instrument constructed using the SurveyMonkey program, containing a title, definition, and 19 risk factors for the nursing diagnosis. The data were analyzed using Fehring's method and descriptive statistics. The project was approved by a Research Ethics Committee. Results: title, definition and seven risk factors were validated as "very important": physical immobilization, pressure, surface friction, shearing forces, skin moisture, alteration in sensation and malnutrition. Among the other risk factors, 11 were validated as "important": dehydration, obesity, anemia, decrease in serum albumin level, prematurity, aging, smoking, edema, impaired circulation, and decrease in oxygenation and in tissue perfusion. The risk factor of hyperthermia was discarded. Conclusion: the content validation of these components of the nursing diagnosis corroborated the importance of the same, being able to facilitate the nurse's clinical reasoning and guiding clinical practice in the preventive care for pressure ulcers.

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Published

2016-01-01

Issue

Vol. 24 (2016)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Santos, C. T. dos, Almeida, M. de A., & Lucena, A. de F. (2016). The Nursing Diagnosis of risk for pressure ulcer: content validation . Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 24, e2693-. https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.0782.2693