Development and content validation of a course in mental health nursing care

Content validation research, with the participation of eight experts recruited in 2019, focused on a hospital institution in the southern region of Brazil. Data were collected online and treated by descriptive and analytical statistics.

Results

Four items of the course were evaluated, obtaining a Content Validation Index (CVI) of 0.98 in the item “concepts in mental health and its applicability to hospitalized medical-surgical patients”; 0.93 in the item “Pre- and post-course on evaluation of knowledge in mental health”; 0.95 in the item “Global overview of the systematization of nursing care in mental health”; and 0.94 in the item “Flowchart of the new mental health tree”.

Conclusion:

The validation of the professional training course showed satisfactory CVI, and its content validated for use.

Keywords:
Mental health; Nursing process; Education, nursing continuing; Nursing. Validation study

Variables	CVI	Mean (SD)
Clinical cases are in line with the reality of care	1.00	3.8(0.3)
Clinical cases provide sufficient information to answer the questions	0.92	3.2(0.7)
The questions and alternative responses are in line with the clinical cases presented	0.93	3.5(0.7)
The test evaluates nurses’ knowledge of the mental health nursing process	0.85	3.2(0.8)
There is applicability in the daily clinical practice of nurses	0.93	3.7(0.7)
Overall CVI score	0.93	18(3.1)

Variables	CVI	Mean (SD)
The addressed content presents relevant information for nursing practice in UICCA	1.00	3.8(0.3)
It presents an appropriate layout for the proposed theme	1.00	3.7(0.4)
The audios present clarity and coherence to understand the content	0.96	3.2(1.0)
The illustrations and texts motivate professionals to understand the content	1.00	3.6(0.5)
There is applicability in the daily clinical practice of nurses	0.93	3.7(0.7)
The content for the learning object is appropriate for the educational activity	1.00	3.7(0.4)
Overall CVI score	0.98	22(2)

Variables	CVI	Mean (SD)
The addressed content presents relevant information for nursing practice in UICCA	0.96	3.5(1.0)
It presents an appropriate layout for the proposed theme	1.00	3.6(0.5)
The contents present clarity and coherence for understanding	0.93	3.5(0.7)
The illustrations and texts motivate professionals to understand content	0.88	3.2(1.1)
There is applicability in the daily clinical practice of nurses	0.93	3.7(0.7)
The content is appropriate for the educational activity	1.00	4.0(0.0)
Overall CVI score	0.95	21.6(3.9)

Variables	CVI	Mean (SD)
The addressed content presents relevant information for nursing practice in UICCA	1.00	3.8(0.3)
It presents an appropriate layout for the proposed theme	0.92	3.2(0.7)
The illustrations motivate professionals to understand content	0.84	3.1(0.8)
There is applicability in the daily clinical practice of nurses	0.93	3.7(0.7)
The content is appropriate for the educational activity	1.00	3.7(0.4)
Overall CVI score	0.94	17.7(2.1)

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[1] Corresponding author:
Nicole Hertzog Rodrigues E-mail: nicolehertzogrodrigues@gmail.com