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Documented Nursing Interventions in Inpatient Psychiatry
Author(s) -
Frauenfelder Fritz,
Achterberg Theo,
MüllerStaub Maria
Publication year - 2018
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 - 10.1111/2047-3095.12152
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , nursing interventions classification , nursing , intervention (counseling) , medicine , psychiatry , nursing practice , medline , inpatient care , nursing outcomes classification , psychology , nursing research , health care , team nursing , political science , law , economics , economic growth
PURPOSE This study explored how well the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) covers adult inpatient psychiatric care. METHODS By systematic analyses and a mapping approach, documented nursing interventions were assessed on concurrencies with the NIC. FINDINGS From 2,153 intervention descriptions in nursing notes, 1,924 were recognizable as NIC interventions, and 229 did not match the NIC. 89.4% of all identified descriptions of interventions were recognizable as NIC interventions on the level of definition. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates that the NIC describes adult inpatient psychiatric care to a large extent. Nevertheless, further development of the classification is important. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS The study results provide a basis for further developing the NIC and to reinforce its use in inpatient psychiatric settings.