Abstract

This study aims to verify the interrater reliability for indicators of the Nursing Outcomes Classification of urinary elimination. A total of 103 elderly postoperative patients were followed by two nurses with specialized training in medical-surgical and gerontological nursing. The agreement of evaluators was based on interpretation of the Krippendorff's alpha coefficient, for complete emptying of the bladder (.928) and presence of leukocytes (.885). The amount of urine (.262), density (.425), and urinary frequency (.307) had the lowest rates of agreement. Analysis of urinary elimination could help in clinical follow-up of elderly postoperative patients and selection of nursing interventions.

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