Validation of ICNP® nursing diagnoses for good practices in labor

Abstract

The study aimed to validate nursing diagnoses of the International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP®) focused on good practices during labor. The study is of the methodological type, carried out through a validation process divided into four stages: identification of terms relevant to the health priority, cross-mapping of the terms identified with the terms of the ICNP®, construction of Nursing Diagnosis (DE) statements and validation of ND by specialists. A collection instrument was used containing twelve nursing diagnoses, with their definitions, clinical evidence, and good practices, which were evaluated by specialists. The sample consisted of doctoral professors, researchers on the subject, and obstetric nurses. After collection, the Nursing Diagnoses were evaluated according to the Content Validity Index (CVI), with six NDs considered to be applicable for nurses' care practice during labor, four NDs as potentially applicable and two NDs as not applicable. The study highlights the importance of using a classification system that standardizes the professional language of Nursing, using ICNP®, in addition to highlighting the relevance and effectiveness of using good practices during labor.