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Toward a Standardized Language to Describe Perioperative Nursing
Author(s) -
Steelman Victoria M.,
Bulechek Gloria M.,
McCloskey Joanne Comi
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(07)63327-4
Subject(s) - perioperative nursing , nursing interventions classification , nursing outcomes classification , nursing minimum data set , nursing , psychological intervention , perioperative , intervention (counseling) , medicine , set (abstract data type) , nursing care , resource (disambiguation) , medline , nursing process , psychology , nursing research , computer science , team nursing , radiology , political science , law , computer network , programming language
The Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) is a standardized language that identifies all interventions performed by nurses. Each nursing intervention has a label name, a conceptual definition, and set of defining activities. The NIC provides a standardized nomenclature for automated databases, describes and measures nursing ‘contribution to health care, facilitates nursing education, supports clinical decision making, plans resource allocation, and facilitates nursing research. Perioperative nurses can use the NIC to describe and document their contributions to surgical patients’ outcomes. AORN J 60 (NOV 1994) 786–795.