Validation of a nursing report for a pediatric intensive care unit

Objective To validate the Nursing Report for a pediatric intensive care unit regarding its appearance and content. Methods A methodological study regarding the validation of a nursing report for a teaching hospital in the Northwest region of Paraná. The instrument, built in a previous stage, was elaborated with information obtained in a review of pertinent literature and empirical evidence pointed out by nurses who experience these units. The temporary version was submitted to a board of evaluators (March-November/2014), whose expertise contributed to the evaluation process of appearance and content (analysis, rearrangement, refinement, finalization). Results The Pertinence of Content criterion, relative to the topics of the instrument, reached the highest levels of agreement among the evaluators (78-100%). The topics that did not reach the pre-defined agreement level were replaced, excluded or reformulated. The restructured instrument was revalued by the evaluators, obtaining satisfactory agreement levels in all the criteria (78-100%). Conclusions The final version was validated in terms of appearance and content, and is suitable to be used.