Content analysis of nursing diagnoses about child development

Abstract

Having nursing diagnoses which answer to the complexity of child development (CD) is fundamental for nurses to ground the formulation of comprehensive care to children. The objective of the present study was to present a content analysis of three new diagnoses about CD for the NANDA-I. It consisted ofa methodological, mixed-method study. The quantitative phase was carried out with judges and a structured questionnaire, with simple concordance analysis, and the qualitative phase of the analysis of discrepancies was performed in a focus group, with experts, to obtain a consensus. Eighteen judges answered the questionnaire, and analysis of the results showed an agreement higher than 80% for the “Delayed Child Development” and “Risk for Delayed Child Development” diagnoses; the “Readiness for Enhanced Child Development” diagnosis achieved 61% of agreement regarding the statement and more than 80% of concordance in most defining characteristics. Eight experts analyzed disparities until consensuses were reached. The high agreement among judges and consensus among experts validated the content of the suggested diagnoses.