Validation of a Guideline for Nurses Taking Care of Patients With Liver Cirrhosis in the Context of COVID-19 in the Emergency Department

The objective of this study was to prepare and validate the content of a guideline for nursing care of adult patients with liver cirrhosis and COVID-19 treated in the emergency department. The study was conducted in two stages: first, the guideline was developed based on an integrative literature review and existing guidelines on the topic. The guideline was prepared with six domains and 64 care items. In the second stage, 15 specialists in urgency and emergency services performed content validation of the guideline. The data were analyzed using the Content Validity Index, with reliability assessed through Cronbach's α. The judges validated the guide regarding language clarity, objectivity, theoretical relevance, and practical pertinence. The value of the guideline's Content Validity Index was 0.96. Cronbach's α reliability reached a value of 0.93. The judges validated all domains and items of the guideline for theoretical relevance and practical pertinence, to be used by researchers and clinical practice professionals in the nursing area.

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