Content validation of icnp® subset enunciates for people with vasculogenic ulcers

Abstract

Objective: to validate the content of the terminological subset enunciates of the International Classification of Nursing Practices (ICNP®) for people with vasculogenic ulcers, based on Roy's adaptation theory. Method: this is a methodological study, referring to the validation phase
of the third stage of the Brazilian method for the development of a terminological subset of the ICNP®. Six diagnoses and 59 results were analyzed by six selected specialists, distributed in Roy's adaptive modes, and 424 Nursing interventions, organized in groups related to the diagnosis. The percentage of agreement was calculated and the enunciates with a percentage equal to or greater than 80% were validated. Results: ten of the diagnoses obtained 100% agreement in which eight presented their results and interventions with 100% agreement. Of the 46 diagnoses with 86% agreement, eight had their results and interventions with 100% agreement. The diagnoses with a 50% agreement were not validated: the risk of gastrointestinal system function, impaired; sleep, impaired; and hypocalcemia. Conclusion: 56 diagnoses, 99 results, and 411 Nursing interventions were validated. The physiological mode was the most represented due to the characteristic of the empirical basis used. It will be necessary to expand the list with enunciates regarding interdependence and role.