Mapping nursing intervention data into the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC): process and rules.
OBJECTIVE
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.


OBJECTIVE
To investigate the feasibility of mapping nonstandardized nursing interventions into standardized language using the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC).


METHODS
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.
Moorhead
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College of Nursing, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA.
Delaney
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D003625:Data Collection; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis / Q000145:classification* / Q000592:standards; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000145:classification* / Q000592:standards; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D018875:Vocabulary, Controlled