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Original Article • Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem 32 • 2024 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.7022.4164   copy

Baby Date: a mobile application for teaching nursing care to newborns in primary care * * Paper extracted from master’s thesis “Aplicativo móvel sobre a primeira consulta de enfermagem ao recém-nascido na atenção básica: construção e validação”, presented to Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil. The publication of this article in the Thematic Series “Digital health: nursing contributions” is part of Activity 2.2 of Reference Term 2 of the PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development, Brazil.

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Objective:

to develop and validate a mobile application for teaching undergraduates about the first nursing visit to a newborn in primary care.

Method:

methodological study with an Instructional Design framework; content drawn up from scientific documents on caring for newborns and their families, supported by the results of an integrative review on the subject. The Integrated Development Environment Android Studio 4.0.1 tool and the IntelliJ IDEA platform were used to build the digital technology. Experts validated content and students evaluated navigability.

Results:

the final version of the mobile application contains 67 screens grouped into 12 sections with random access. The device is presented on the introductory screen; this is followed by content on the physical examination, neonatal screening, nutrition, oral health, the vaccination calendar, growth, development, danger signs, and accident prevention; at the end, there is a fact sheet and references. Audiovisual resources (texts, images, and videos) complement the application; experts presented a Content Validity Index (CVI) = 1.00; for nursing students all the items had a CVI = 1.00; only the item “layout and presentation” had a CVI = 0.95.

Conclusion:

the digital technology received a satisfactory evaluation from experts and students. It is innovative in child health care, with the potential to be used in the teaching-learning process of nursing students.

Descriptors:
Pediatric Nursing; Primary Health Care; Mobile Applications; Educational Technology; Education, Nursing; Students, Nursing

Highlights:

(1) The mobile application provides content for newborn care in primary care.

(2) The mobile application directs the nurse’s consultation through evidence of care.

(3) The mobile application can be used offline, offering knowledge at any time and place.

(4) Navigation does not require a specific order, which gives the user freedom.

(5) The mobile application promotes quality care in the first consultation with the newborn in primary care.

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