Knowledge about precautions in Primary Health Care: tool validation

To elaborate and validate a tool to assess knowledge and behavior of nursing professionals about standards and specific precautions in the Primary Health Care.

Method:

Methodological study of the elaboration and validation of the tool by thirteen experts judges, using a Likert scale of 4 points, with Content Validity Index ≥ 0.80, on clarity, relevance and pertinence.

Results:

A tool composed of 47 dichotomous questions to assess knowledge and 12 questions, with five options of answers, for the referred behavior. In the validation, only one item was deleted, related to the “Hands Hygiene” axis and one item was reformulated, regarding “Use of Common Gloves” and another 11 changed writing. The tool as a whole was assessed for relevance, comprehensiveness and representativeness within the scope of the topic investigated.

Conclusion:

The developed tool has been validated and is now available for use in Primary Health Care.

Descriptors:
Primary Health Care; Universal Precautions; Validation Studies; Nursing; Continuing Education in Nursing

Tool item	Content of the issue	Conduct
A2.4	In case of contact of the health professional with objects or surfaces used by the user, hands hygiene should only be performed after this contact, in order to prevent the transmission of microorganisms to other people. Answer: Incorrect.	Excluded
A3.11	To carry out simple dressing the use of latex gloves is indispensable, independent of the use or not of clamps. Answer: Incorrect. (Already with the new essay)	Reformulated

Axes	Number of proposed items	Number of validated items	Items that have been adapted in the essay
A1. Risk identification.	6	6	2 (A1.2, A1.6)
A2. Hands hygiene.	15	14	4 (A2.6, A2.7, A2.8 e A2.9)
A3. Use of gloves for procedures.	11	11	3 (A3.5, A3.9, A3.11)
A4. Use of masks and cough etiquettes.	11	11	------------
A5. Safe Medication and sharps disposal.	5	5	2 (A5.1, A5.5)

	Relevance (CVI^* * CVI Content Validity Index. )	Comprehensiveness (CVI^* * CVI Content Validity Index. )	Representativeness (CVI^* * CVI Content Validity Index. )
1 - The tool as a whole.	1.0	1.0	1.0
2 - Axis Risk identification.	1.0	0.8	1.0
3 - Axis Hands hygiene.	1.0	1.0	1.0
4 - Axis Use of common gloves.	1.0	1.0	1.0
5 - Axis Use of masks and cough etiquette.	0.9	0.9	0.9
6 - Axis Safe medication and sharps disposal.	0.9	0.9	0.9

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[1] CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Rosely Moralez de Figueiredo E-mail: rosely@ufscar.br