Mapping Nursing Intervention Data Into the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC): Process and Rules

Abstract

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.

Keywords

NIC nursing classifications nursing interventions standardized language

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