Validity and reliability of neonatal infant pain scale (NIPS) in neonatal intensive care unit in Vietnam
Validity and reliability of neonatal infant pain scale (NIPS) in neonatal intensive care unit in Vietnam
The original NIPS was translated into Vietnamese using a standard protocol. Registered nurses of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Tien Giang General Hospital, Vietnam used the Vietnamese NIPS for assessing neonatal pain and then provided feedback on acceptability of the scale. Five registered nurses of NICU were randomly selected and used NIPS for assessing neonatal pain while watching thirty videos at two times, two weeks apart from each other. Pulse rates per minute and oxygen saturation (