Journal of pediatric nursing
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The Pre-Verbal, Early Verbal Pediatric Pain Scale (PEPPS) is conceptualized to measure the established pain response in toddlers, a pediatric group void of pain assessment scales. It consists of seven categories, each with weighted indicators. Scores can range from 0 to 26. ⋯ Vignettes were randomly selected and viewed by four experienced pediatric nurses. Results indicated that the PEPPS was easy to use and demonstrated acceptable inter-rater and intrarater reliability. Early evidence of construct validity was established by statistically significant differences in premedication and postmedication pain scores.
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This report describes the development of an instrument, the Nurse-Parent Support Tool (NPST) designed to measure parents' perception of nursing support during their child's hospitalization. The NPST was based on the Nurse Parent Support Model developed from House's conceptualizations of four domains of support. Thus, the 21-item NPST assesses four dimensions of support: (1) supportive communication and provision of information related to the child's illness, treatments, care, and related issues; (2) parental esteem support focused on respecting, enhancing, and supporting the parental role; (3) emotional support to help the parents cope with their own emotional responses and needs related to the child's illness; and (4) caregiving support involving the quality of care provided to the child. ⋯ Factor analysis provides support for the underlying construct and significant correlations with another instrument measuring a similar construct provides support for the concurrent validity. The internal consistency reliability is very high. The NPST holds promise for use in nursing research and quality improvement programs in pediatric and neonatal in-patient settings.