Development of paediatric patient handover documentation (pphd) tool to aid handover process among nurses working in paediatric care units of hospitals

Background: In the health care system, shift work is considered necessary and indispensable to ensure continuity of care in hospitals. Due to shift change of nurses, patient handover is a routine in nursing profession. During the shift change handover process, complete information related to the patient is transmitted amongst nurses. Objective: The study aimed to 1. develop Pediatric Patient Handover Documentation Tool. 2. establish the validity of Pediatric Patient Handover Documentation Tool.3. establish the reliability of Pediatric Patient Handover Documentation Tool. Methodology: The aim of this study was to develop and test the validity and reliability of Pediatric Patient Handover Documentation tool. It is a new tool developed to facilitate structured patient handover during nurse’s shift change. The tool was developed using three rounds of Modified Delphi technique. According to the suggestions of 15 panelists included in the study, items were added, deleted and modified. The final tool consists of 86 items. Validity and reliability of the tool was established. Results: The content validity index of the newly developed tool was 1. The reliability of PPHD Tool was calculated by Cohen’s kappa (k) with value being 0.95 and percentage agreement of 99.1 %. The values demonstrate good validity and reliability. Conclusion: The new PPHD Tool is a valid and reliable instrument for giving a quick handover without missing necessary information related to patients.