Risk classification in pediatrics: development and validation of a guide for nursesObjective: to develop and validate a short guide for the protocol to user embracement with risk classification in pediatrics.
Method: methodological study developed in two stages: development of the guide, and face and content validation. The development involved the stratification of the protocol contents into five risk indicators according to the level of complexity; subsequently it was submitted to validation by nine experts divided in two groups: professors who were also researchers, and nurses.
Results: in the face validation the experts considered the 25 items of the guide clear and understandable, with agreement levels above 70%. In the content validation, 17 (68%) items were considered relevant by 88.9% of the experts. The eight items considered irrelevant were changed according to suggestions of the experts, yielding an overall content validity index of 0.98.
Conclusion: the study resulted in a guide for the classification of risks in pediatrics that is valid to assess children in emergency services.
Key words:
Pediatric Nursing; Nursing Assessment; User embracement; Triage. Validation Studies.
Legend:Items 1,6,11,16 and 21 – red rating;Items 2,7,12,17 and 22 – orange rating;Items 3,8,13,18,23 – yellow rating;Items 4,9,14,19,24 – green rating;Items 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 – blue rating.
Note: *PCR Cardiac arrest; IR: Respiratory failure; SSVV: Vital signs; FR: Respiratory rate; FC: Heart rate; MMII: Lower limb; TCE: Traumatic brain injury; SpO2: Oxygen Saturation; ECG: Glasgow Coma Scale; SCQ: Body surface area burned;