Abstract
to validate the content of an educational technology in the form of a booklet developed to mediate care of family members of newborns hospitalized in a neonatal unit. Methodological research with content validation. Data collected from October 2011 to February 2012; research developed in three steps: development, evaluation and adaptation. The study population was 15 judges, health professionals and other professionals. The participants answered a Likert-type questionnaire with 3 blocks of evaluative items. Data were analyzed statistically. validation reached the results proposed in most responses (80%); 16 items exceeded the parameter, 4 were equal to the score established and 2 were below the parameter. the content of educational technologies need to be validated. The booklet, after the evaluation, constitutes an adequate device to mediate care of the family members in the NICU.
Highlights
The term technologies have a broad meaning; it refers to techniques, methods, instruments, procedures, tools, equipment and settings that enable one or several outcome/processes
Ethical aspects According to ethical-legal precepts, the research was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the State Public Foundation Hospital de Clínicas Gaspar Viana
Profile of the Participants The study population consisted of 15 professionals who were responsible for the content validation
Summary
The term technologies have a broad meaning; it refers to techniques, methods, instruments, procedures, tools, equipment and settings that enable one or several outcome/processes. In this context, educational technologies are understood as any instrument used in the relationship teacher-student, educator-apprentice, nurse-patient to accomplish and facilitate an educational process(1). The educational technologies used in nursing are understood as a philosophical foundation for personal development. They are characterized by new teaching strategies, theories, researches, concepts and techniques for updating education, which can help the educator in finding innovative ways to exchange knowledge, facilitate the learning process and contribute to educational advancement(2). When allied to scientific knowledge and associated with the daily needs of a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), they can bring a fresh look to the care-education process
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