title: Interventions related to respiratory care.
abstract: Nursing interventions provide the link between nursing diagnosis and patient outcomes. The validation of nursing interventions is the starting point for a standardized nursing language. This study adapted a method for the validation process for nursing interventions and identified interventions that nursing experts believe are vital to the care of respiratory patients. The study served as the pilot for further surveys by the Iowa classification project. Based on the results of this study, the group made modifications in the survey process. Specifically, national samples of nurses were used, definitions were included in the surveys, and standard deviations were calculated for each activity. The subsequent articles in this issue demonstrate these changes.
authors.affiliation: Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood, NJ.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Nelson
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000145:classification*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000145:classification*; D015399:Nursing Research; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000451:nursing*; D012138:Respiratory Therapy / Q000145:classification / Q000451:nursing*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014481:United States