title: The development of validated checklist for Foley catheterization: preliminary results.
abstract: Foley catheterization (FC) is known to result in complications. Validated checklists are central to teaching/assessing procedural skills and may result in improved health care quality. The results of the first step of the validation of male and female FC checklists are described. A comprehensive literature review of articles published on FC did not yield a checklist validated by the Delphi method. A modified Delphi technique involving a panel of 7 experts was used to develop FC checklists. The internal consistency coefficients using Cronbach's α were .91 and .88, respectively, for males and females. Developing a 24-item male FC checklist and a 23-item female FC checklist for teaching/assessing FC is the first step in the validation process. For these checklists to become further validated, they should be implemented and studied in the simulation and the clinical environments.
authors.affiliation: 1Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Berg
authors.forename: Dale
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Berg
authors.forename: Lee Ann
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Riesenberg
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mealey
authors.forename: Arielle
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schaeffer
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: Ellen M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Justice
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Geffe
authors.forename: Glen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tinkoff
mesh_terms: D057189:Checklist / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003697:Delphi Technique; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D061214:Patient Safety; D017751:Safety Management; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects
keywords: Foley catheterization; assessment; checklist; teaching