Technology for nursing care in a Maternal Intensive Care Unit: a methodological study.
Fabíola Nunes de Sá, Jéssica Lourenço Carneiro, Linicarla Fabiole de Souza Gomes and 3 others
PMID 38808895WHAT IT FOUND
Experts rated a new maternal ICU nursing care plan and history form as relevant, clear, and covering physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
It was not tested on patients, so do not assume it improves care or outcomes.
Key findings
01A team developed a nursing care plan and history form for maternal ICU patients based on basic human needs, including physical, psychosocial, and spiritual dimensions.
02Twenty-two experts rated the instruments as having satisfactory appearance and content validity, with agreement indices above 80% for all items.
03The study did not test the instruments in clinical practice; validity was assessed only by expert judgment.
STILL TO COME
How it was doneWhat they foundWhat it means for RNs
Read the rest of this summary
You get three full summaries a month, free, and we do not ask for a card. Search, the TL;DRs and your library stay unlimited either way.
What it does not show
The instruments were not tested on actual patients or in clinical practice, so their effectiveness in improving care or outcomes is unknown. The study relied on expert opinion for validity, which does not guarantee that the tools will be usable or beneficial in real-world settings. The sample of experts was small (22) and selected by convenience and snowball sampling, which may introduce bias.
Declared interests
No specific conflicts of interest or funding sources were declared in the provided text.
The easy way to misread this
Do not assume this care plan improves patient outcomes. The study only confirmed that experts think the tools look good and cover the right topics. It did not test whether using them helps patients.