Validation Processes of Interventions for the Nursing Diagnosis – Risk for Infection (Code 00004) in Clinical Practice in Czech and Slovak Republics

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to determine which NANDA nursing diagnosis are made and which related NIC nursing interventions are carried out most frequently by clinical nursing experts. Methods: The Likert Scale and Fehring´s Diagnostic Content Validity Model (DCV model) were used for the research. Sample: The total number of all participants of the validation research, i.e. academic nurses/experts, and clinical nurses/experts (nc=848) from 2 countries – SR and CR, consisted of 4 subsamples. A total of 69 items – activities of two interventions for NIC nursing diagnosis: Risk for Infection 00004 were evaluated. Results: We found out that the total set of experts rated all activities/practices of Intervention I and II as significant. Conclusion: The results of the international study provide valid findings for the development of nursing care and curriculum for future professionals.