Clinical validation of nursing diagnoses of acute pain in hospitalized children.
OBJECTIVE
Clinically validate (Fehring's model) the characteristics of the nursing diagnosis acute pain in 65 hospitalized children.


METHODS
Cross-sectional study.


RESULTS
This study resulted in 13 major characteristics (expressive behavior, change of mental state, verbal report of pain, observed evidence of pain, narrowed focus, position to avoid pain, guarding behavior, sleep disturbance, protective gestures, changes in heart rate, changes in muscle tone, changes in respiratory rate, and facial mask) and in 5 minor characteristics (changes in blood pressure, coded report, changes in breathing pattern, distraction behavior, and changes in appetite).


CONCLUSIONS
Characteristics with R > 0.50 and ≤ 1 were valid in the diagnosis acute pain.


CONCLUSIONS
Clinical validation studies must be reproduced in different populations.
School of Nursing, Federal University of Pampa, Urugaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Anali Martegani
AM
Ferreira
Caroline Maier
CM
Predebon
Diná de Almeida Lopes Monteiro
Dde A
da Cruz
Eneida Rejane
ER
Rabelo
D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing