Nursing care protocol for children discharged from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

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https://doi.org/10.21527/2176-7114.2025.50.14708

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Nursing, Child Health, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Primary Health Care, Comprehensive Health Care

Abstract

Objective: to develop and validate a protocol for continuity of care for children discharged from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Methods: Action research, conducted at a health insurance company. Ten nurses participated in the development of the protocol and 12 nurse judges participated in the content validation. Results: the protocol directs the continuity of nursing care for children discharged from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit according to their health complexity, low, medium or high, measured by means of a Classification Table, developed in this study. For each level of complexity, this table indicates the systematization of care between professional, child and family. The protocol was validated with a Content Validation Index of 0.95 and a Kappa coefficient of 0.26. Conclusion: the protocol developed collectively and according to local needs, has innovative potential, since it systematizes nursing care according to the complexity of the child's health at hospital discharge, provides for continuity of care, and promotes evidence-based practice.

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2025-04-11

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Teló, A. M., Adamy, E. K., Gaíva, M. A. M., Artuso, A. R., & Zanatta, E. A. (2025). Nursing care protocol for children discharged from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Revista Contexto & Saúde, 25(50), e14708. https://doi.org/10.21527/2176-7114.2025.50.14708

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