OBJECTIVE: To develop and validate an informative booklet on bed bath for coronary patients. METHOD: The informative booklet was developed based on the experience of researchers and literature. The booklet was subjected to content validation for ten nurses, using the Delphi technique. The final version of the booklet has been validated with 35 patients admitted to the coronary care unit and who had experienced at least once the bed bath, using Likert scale. RESULTS: The informative booklet was developed containing information about bed bath and the reasons that patients need this procedure. In the first phase were required four rounds to obtain consensus among nurses. In the second phase, it was observed that the average of the responses were above 4, thus, the booklet was considered as validated. CONCLUSION: This study developed and validated an informative booklet on bed bath for coronary patients.
Nursing care; Education, nursing; Education, nursing, associate; Baths; Acute coronary syndrome
