Comparison of nursing interventions performed by medical-surgical nurses in Korea and the United States.
OBJECTIVE
To compare the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) interventions used in two countries, Korea and the United States.


METHODS
Data were collected from 167 nurses working in eight hospitals in Korea and analyzed with descriptive statistics.


RESULTS
Korean nurses selected 202 interventions, nine of which were used by more than 50% of nurses surveyed. In comparison, the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) in the United States identified 68 interventions as core interventions. Among the top ranked 68 interventions selected by Korean nurses, 29 (43%) matched those selected by U.S. nurses.


CONCLUSIONS
The nursing interventions selected by Korean nurses were more heavily focused on the physiologic domain than those selected by the U.S. nurses.


CONCLUSIONS
The identified intervention lists can be used to develop nursing information systems, staff education, competency evaluation, referral networks, certification and licensing exams, and educational curricula for nursing students.
Lee
Eunjoo
E
College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea. jewelee@knu.ac.kr
Lee
Mikyoung
M
D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel / Q000208:ethnology; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000145:classification / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D007587:Job Description; D019359:Knowledge; D007723:Korea; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009736:Nursing Process / Q000145:classification / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000145:classification / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D018875:Vocabulary, Controlled