The development of validated checklist for Foley catheterization: preliminary results.

Publication/Presentation Date

1-1-2013

Abstract

Foley catheterization (FC) is known to result in complications. Validated checklists are central to teaching/assessing procedural skills and may result in improved health care quality. The results of the first step of the validation of male and female FC checklists are described. A comprehensive literature review of articles published on FC did not yield a checklist validated by the Delphi method. A modified Delphi technique involving a panel of 7 experts was used to develop FC checklists. The internal consistency coefficients using Cronbach's α were .91 and .88, respectively, for males and females. Developing a 24-item male FC checklist and a 23-item female FC checklist for teaching/assessing FC is the first step in the validation process. For these checklists to become further validated, they should be implemented and studied in the simulation and the clinical environments.

Volume

28

Issue

6

First Page

519

Last Page

524

ISSN

1555-824X

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

23526360

Department(s)

Department of Surgery

Document Type

Article

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