title: Variations across field settings in the use of the indicators for nursing outcomes classification outcomes.
abstract: The Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) includes with each outcome a set of indicators to provide concrete referents for measurement of the outcome. Not all indicators are relevant for all instances of the rating of an outcome. The choice of indicators to use varies by clinical setting. Patterns of variation in use of indicators have implications for both nurse clinicians in understanding their practice and nurse informaticists in developing nursing information systems.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52240, USA. david-reed@uiowa.edu
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Reed
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moorhead
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Meridean
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000145:classification*; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D014481:United States