Open AccessMapping Nursing Intervention Data Into the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC): Process and Rules
Author(s) -
Moorhead Sue,
Delaney Connie
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
international journal of nursing terminologies and classifications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1744-618X
pISSN - 1541-5147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-618x.1997.tb00468.x
Subject(s) - nursing interventions classification , psychological intervention , nursing minimum data set , nursing , nursing outcomes classification , nursing process , health care , nursing care , intervention (counseling) , nursing diagnosis , process (computing) , nursing research , medicine , computer science , team nursing , medical diagnosis , pathology , economics , economic growth , operating system
TOPIC. Uniform language in nursing is needed to clearly depict the contributions of nursing in the healthcare arena but little data related to nursing interventions and patient outcomes are standardized. PURPOSE. To investigate the feasibility of mapping nonstandardized nursing interventions into standardized language using the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC). SOURCE. Data from a Midwest community hospital's Computerized information system. CONCLUSIONS. Results demonstrate that nonstandardized nursing orders can be mapped into standardized language using the NIC.