Construction and validation of standard operating protocol of prone positioning in Intensive Care Unit
Keywords:
Prone Position, IntensiveCareUnits, PatientCare Team, NursingCare, CriticalCareAbstract
Objective:To build andvalidate a standard operatingprotocol for thepronetechnique in anIntensiveCare Unit. Method:Methodologicalresearchorganized in twostages: constructionoftheprotocolandvalidationofcontentandappearance. The literaturesearchtookplace in theelectronicdatabase: capes portal, PUBMED, BVS, MEDLINE, LILACS, BDENF. After a bibliographicalsurvey for theconstructionofthe SOP, it wasevaluatedbyjudges. AnalysiswasperformedusingtheContentValidity Index (CVI), consideringacceptableabove 80%. Data collectiontookplacefromFebruarytoJune 2020. Results: POP consistedof 76 items, dividedinto four stages, 24 judgeswerepartofthe sample for validation. The itemshad CVI greaterthan 90% for allcategoriesandnot for thegroup, thespecificgrouptheagreementwasgreaterthan 90% in 88.5% oftheitems. Conclusions: The judges' assessment determinedvalidationregardingtheappearanceandcontentoftheone-round prone SOP.