Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem ()

Validation of the definitions of nursing diagnoses for individuals with Aids

  • Vinicius Lino de Souza Neto,
  • Rayanne Teresa da Silva Costa,
  • Wenysson Noleto dos Santos,
  • Sâmara Fontes Fernandes,
  • Dhyanine Morais de Lima,
  • Richardson Augusto Rosendo da Silva

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0915
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 73, no. 4

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ABSTRACT Objectives: to develop and validate conceptual and operational definitions of nursing diagnoses of the International Classification for Nursing Practice for people living with Aids. Methods: methodological study with 100 individuals with Aids, in a hospital school. In addition, 19 nurses selected from the Lattes platform acted as experts in the validation process. The research was conducted, using three moments: identification and validation of the nursing diagnoses; construction of the conceptual and operational definitions of the diagnoses, and content validation, using the content validity index. Results: a total of 35 diagnoses were identified and 18 had their conceptual and operational definitions validated, with validity index of ≥ 0.8. Conclusions: the construction of the conceptual and operational definitions enables nurses to analyze the clinical inferences and endorse the nursing diagnosis, contributing to its predictive capacity.

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