Abstract
Objective: To build and validate a mobile application for nursing aimed at preventing errors in drug therapy in clinical practice with adults and elderly. Method: methodological study of quantitative approach conducted between May and November 2023, in five stages: Literature review, content organization, application construction (designer and development), application validation by experts and adequacy of educational technology. The evaluation of content, appearance and usability was carried out through an online form with 13 experts. In the data collection, the instrument of Validation of Educational Content in Health was used, the instrument to validate the appearance of Educational Technology in Health and the System Usability Scale. Results: among the experts, the overall average score of the Content Validation Instrument was 0.98 (98%) and the Appearance Validation Instrument was 0.87 (87%), values considered excellent in the parameters of content validity and appearance. In the System Usability Scale, the final score of 91.2 points was obtained, a value considered best imaginable in the usability validity parameter. Conclusion: the mobile application was considered valid through the methodology applied
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