Nursing Interventions Classification: a standardized language for nursing care.
Although nurses constitute the largest single group of healthcare providers in the United States, confusion exists about what nurses actually do. This article provides an overview of the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC), which is the first comprehensive classification of nursing treatments. Quality management professionals will find the NIC useful in designing quality management programs, meeting Joint Commission standards, and planning redesign initiatives.
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D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004496:Education, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D007484:Iowa; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D009739:Nursing Services / Q000145:classification* / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D009626:Terminology as Topic
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents