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Cláudia Moura Santiago¹, Cleisiane Xavier Diniz¹, Maria de Nazaré de Souza Ribeiro¹

¹Universidade do Estado do Amazonas. Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.

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A new website validating nursing care for potential brain-dead donors was successfully validated by experts. This educational technology offers innovative support for critical nursing interventions in donor maintenance.

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Area of Science:

Nursing
Medical Education Technology

Background:

Effective nursing care is crucial for maintaining potential brain-dead donors.
Educational technologies can enhance the dissemination of best practices in specialized nursing fields.

Purpose of the Study:

To validate a care-educational website designed to support nursing care in potential brain-dead donor maintenance.
To assess both the technical-scientific and didactic-illustrative aspects of the website.

Main Methods:

A methodological study employed the Content Validity Index for technical-scientific evaluation by nurses.
Web designers assessed the didactic-illustrative aspects using the Suitability Assessment of Materials.
Expert review focused on objectives, relevance, structure, content, language, and design.

Main Results:

The website achieved a high Content Validity Index of 0.97 for its technical-scientific content.
The didactic-illustrative dimension scored 25.7 out of 26 points, indicating strong design and content suitability.
Expert feedback facilitated revisions, enhancing the final website version.

Conclusions:

The validated website represents an innovative and relevant educational technology for nursing care in potential brain-dead donor maintenance.
Expert consensus confirmed the website's favorable opinion and its potential impact on nursing practice.
This technology effectively integrates scientific evidence into an accessible online platform for healthcare professionals.