Objective:

to verify the content validity of the nursing diagnosis proposal Ocular dryness in adult patients admitted to an intensive care unit.

Materials and methods:

this is a methodological study of content validation of the nursing diagnosis proposal Ocular dryness, operationalized through a focus group. The selection of specialists took into account the clinical and/or academic experience in the area of nursing diagnoses and/or ocular dryness and/or dry eye and/or ocular health, as well as the time of performance with the theme. Thirteen nurses who met the criteria described above were invited, of whom 10 agreed to participate. The validation approach was by consensus. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, level of expertise and analysis of diagnostic elements.

Results:

after the final consensus of the nurse judges in relation to the diagnostic elements, a proposal of the diagnosis Ocular dryness was defined based on the validity of content with a new definition, 14 defining characteristics, 9 related factors, 2 populations at risk and 20 associated conditions. In addition, after judging the coherence of the elements in relation to the diagnostic structure, the judges issued the consensus in relation to the conceptual and operational definitions.

Conclusions:

the study allowed verifying the validity of the content by judges of the nursing diagnosis proposal Ocular dryness in patients in intensive care units, which favors the diagnostic reasoning of nurses and the planning of effective interventions related to this diagnosis, allowing the management of the patients in order to provide ocular integrity.

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