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K orean hospice nursing interventions using the Nursing Interventions Classification system: A comparison with the USA
Author(s) -
Hong SungJung,
Lee Eunjoo
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
nursing and health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.563
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1442-2018
pISSN - 1441-0745
DOI - 10.1111/nhs.12120
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , nursing interventions classification , nursing , medicine , family medicine
In this study, nursing interventions used by hospice nurses in K orea were identified and compared with core interventions selected by US end‐of‐life care nurses in order to determine similarities and differences between the two nations regarding such care. Data were collected from the electronic medical records of 353 hospice patients admitted to a tertiary hospital in K orea over a period of two years. First, extracted narrative interventions were mapped onto the Nursing Interventions Classification for comparison with interventions selected by nurses in the USA . A total of 56,712 intervention statements were mapped onto 147 Nursing Interventions Classification interventions. Hospice nurses in K orea performed more nursing interventions in the physiological basic domain, compared to nurses in the USA . The most frequently‐used interventions in K orea were related to patient pain management. Among 47 core Nursing Interventions Classification interventions used in the USA , only 18 were used by K orean nurses in this study. This study highlights cultural differences in hospice care nursing interventions between the two countries.