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Comparison of Indirect Nursing Interventions Performed by K orean and U.S. Nurses Using the N ursing I nterventions C lassification ( NIC ) System
Author(s) -
Lee Eunjoo,
Park Hyejin
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of nursing knowledge
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.545
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2047-3095
pISSN - 2047-3087
DOI - 10.1111/2047-3095.12093
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , nursing , staffing , nursing interventions classification , medicine , psychology
Purpose The purposes of this study were to identify frequency and time spent performing indirect nursing interventions by K orean nurses, and to compare the time spent on indirect nursing interventions with estimates of time spent by U.S. nurses. Methods Data were collected from 721 registered nurses working in eight hospitals in K orea. U.S. data were obtained from the fifth edition of the N ursing I nterventions C lassification published in 2008. Results K orean nurses took more time with 4 interventions, and U.S. nurses took more time with 13. Conclusions In general, K orean nurses spent less time performing indirect interventions than did U.S. nurses. Implication Information from this study will help nurse administrators in their decision‐making processes regarding managing units and staffing.