Silva Tatiane Catleia Melo Dos Santos E, Castro Meire Cristina Novelli, Popim Regina Célia
Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Botucatu Medical School. Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
Rev Bras Enferm. 2018 Sep-Oct;71(5):2383-2391. doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0015.
To adapt the contents of the Nursing Activities Score (NAS) tool to assist patients with cancer.
Methodological research that according to the Delphi Technique is a method aiming at the validation of content through agreement of experts.
It took two rounds of opinion of experts, which added content contributions without modifying the structure and score of the original tool. The level of agreement ranged from 71 to 86%, and biological factors and assistance were more suggested: Monitoring and controls; Laboratory investigations; Support and care for family members and patients; Intravenous replacement; Renal support; Management activities.
A high level of complexity of patients with cancer, and the demand for care and biopsychosocial-spiritual care was diagnosed. This tool will enable the measurement of the workload of the Oncology Nursing team, which can contribute to the staffing dimensioning.
