Avaliação da segurança do paciente neonatal: construção e validação de protocolo e checklist

Abstract

Objective: To build and validate the content and appearance of a graph protocol and a checklist for patient safety assessment in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Methods: This is a methodological research, developed from March to September 2018, under construction of a protocol and a checklist and content and appearance validation. The Delphi technique was used to assess the instruments, and agreement among judges was measured by the Content Validity Coefficient. The item with more than 80% agreement was considered valid. Results: The instruments presented a content validity coefficient of 0.97 in the second Delphi round, for content validity. The general estimate of the appearance validation instruments was 0.99 in Delphi II. After inclusion of suggested changes, all judges recommended the use of the protocol and the checklist. Conclusion: The protocol and the checklist were considered valid and its use constitutes an important means to verify the conditions that compromise a safe newborn care