Patient positioning for spinal anesthesia: Construction and validation of a flipchart

Abstract

Objective: Construct and validate an educational flipchart for pregnant women who are to be submitted to a cesarean section on positioning during spinal anesthesia. Methods: Methodological study involving the elaboration of the flipchart, validation with 22 surgical center nurses, 22 anesthetists and three judges with expertise in communication, followed by the pregnant women's evaluation of the material. The Level Content Validity Index superior to 0.8 was used for the content validation and the binomial test to verify the level of agreement. Results: The flipchart consists of 15 pages, with orientations about advantages, disadvantages and positions for the spinal anesthesia. The mean Level Content Validity Index was 0.94 for the nurses, 0.93 for the anesthetists and 0.97 for the judges with expertise in communication. The pregnant women unanimously approved the material. Conclusion: The flipchart was constructed and validated and nursing can use it with pregnant women who are to be submitted to cesarean section under spinal anesthesia.