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Elaboration, validation and reliability of the safety protocol for pediatric thirst management* * Paper extracted from master`s thesis “Elaboration, validation and reliability of the Safety Protocol for the Management of the Pediatric Thirst”, presented to Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Londrina, PR, Brazil. Supported by Fundação Araucária de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico do Estado do Paraná (FA), Conv. 176/2015, Protocol 44.536, Brazil, with a complementary grant from the Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Brazil.

Objective:

to elaborate, validate and evaluate the reliability of the Safety Protocol for Pediatric Thirst Management in the immediate postoperative period.

Method:

methodological quantitative research, based on the assumptions on measurement instrument development. The protocol was elaborated after literature review, interview with specialists and observation of the child’s anesthetic recovery. The judges performed theoretical validation through apparent, semantic and content analysis. Content Validity Index was calculated for content validation, whose minimum established concordance was 0.80. Protocol’s reliability was evaluated in children between three and 12 years old in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit.

Results:

in its final version, the protocol consisted of five evaluation criteria: level of consciousness, movement, airway protection, breathing pattern and nausea and vomiting. It presented easy comprehension and relevant content, and all indexes exceeded the minimum agreement of 0.80. Pairs of nurses applied the protocol 116 times to 58 children, resulting in a high reliability index (kappa general = 0.98)

Conclusion:

the unprecedented protocol developed is valid and is a useful tool for use in anesthetic recovery, aiming to assess safety for reducing the thirst of infant patients.

Descriptors:
Thirst; Operating Room Nursing; Recovery Room; Pediatrics; Clinical Protocols; Validation Studies


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