Construction and validity of an online course for nurses on central venous catheters in children at home^a

Abstract

Objective

to construct an online, self-instructional course for nurses who provide care to children using a central venous catheter at home and validate the course content by experts.

Method

this is a methodological study, based on Instructional Design using the ADDIE model, developed in two stages between September 2019 and May 2020: course construction; and content validity by a committee of eight experts, recruited by the snowball method through electronic. The Educational Content Validation Instrument in Health was used, with a cut-off point ≥0.8 for content validity.

Results

twenty-five technological products are created for the course’s final production: four pedagogical action plans, six storyboards, nine educational video resources and 6 course modules in Sharable Content Object Reference Model format, applicable on different platforms. All modules presented a Content Validity Index ≥0.80 in all domains and in the overall assessment.

Conclusion and implications for practice

the content of all modules has been validated by experts. The course contributes to care practice, allowing updating based on current and scientifically validated content. It can be used in other pedagogical proposals, as long as the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License premises are met.

Keywords:
Catheterization, Central Venous; Child; Home Care Services; Education, Continuing; Nursing