Pediatric Patient Classification System: construction and validation of care categories
Patient classification is essential for managing a hospital unit. Literature, however, does not present conceptualizations of pediatric patient categories. The objectives of this study were to define and validate pediatric patient care categories, according to the level of dependency of the nursing...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2011 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP) |
| Repositorio: | Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistas.usp.br:article/40737 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.revistas.usp.br/reeusp/article/view/40737 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Enfermagem pediátrica Carga de trabalho Avaliação em enfermagem Classificação Estudos de validação Enfermería pediátrica Carga de trabajo Evaluación en enfermería Clasificación Estudios de validación Pediatrics nursing Workload Nursing assessment Classification Validation studies |
| Sumario: | Patient classification is essential for managing a hospital unit. Literature, however, does not present conceptualizations of pediatric patient categories. The objectives of this study were to define and validate pediatric patient care categories, according to the level of dependency of the nursing team. The care categories were defined based on a literature review, and the content of the proposed categories was validated by a group of judges involved in managing and providing care in a pediatric unit, and by judges involved in pediatric education and research as well as in the construction of patient instruments. Five care categories were established and validated: Minimal, Intermediate, High dependency, Semi-intensive and Intensive. The validation of the care categories were the basis for constructing a system for the classification of pediatric patients, that may contribute with the decision making process of nurses working in management and health care. |
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