Introduction

The measurement of workloads in nursing is essential to objectify the nurse-patient relationship. It is assumed that the greater complexity of patients, the greater the time commitment of a nurse providing direct care.

Method

Cross-cultural adaptation of the scale Nursing Activities Score (NAS) to Spanish, includes 23 items that measure clinical and administrative tasks of nurses in ICU use. The instrument to an expert opinion be submitted using the Delphi method two rounds to corroborate the content validity of the instrument. The ratio of content validity (RVC) and content validity index (CVI) to establish the usefulness of each item will apply. The ratio of content validity (RVC) and content validity index (CVI) to establish the usefulness of each item will apply. Subsequently, the device should be applied to a sample of nursing professionals three polyvalent intensive care units, applying the same statistical test.

Results

significant RVC data were obtained for most items, in the round of experts and professionals sampling. Although there are some items that did not obtain the minimum score to be considered valid, the global index IVC in the sample of experts and professionals is considered satisfactory, so the scale is considered to be valid with amendments

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