title: [Nursing Intervention Classification (N.I.C.) and Nursing Outcome Classification (N.O.C,) of Iowa University: a description of methods, tools and contents].
abstract: This article is meant to introduce NIC and NOC classification by briefly describing the methodological pathway that was used to realize the two classifications and the underpinning philosophy that has enforced its implementation. The taxonomic structures of both classifications will be described too and the involvements on its use in the clinical field.
mesh_terms: D004506:Education, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007484:Iowa; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000592:standards; D009729:Nursing / Q000145:classification* / Q000592:standards; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis / Q000592:standards; D009736:Nursing Process / Q000592:standards; D015399:Nursing Research; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014495:Universities; D018875:Vocabulary, Controlled