Patterns of nursing intervention use across 6 days of acute care hospitalization for three older patient populations.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose was to (a) identify frequently used nursing interventions, and (b) describe patterns of interventions used for each of the three patient groups.


METHODS
This secondary data analysis used data from an academic medical center where the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) was used to electronically document nursing care. Descriptive statistics describe the types, frequencies, and patterns of NIC interventions delivered to three older acute care populations.


RESULTS
Four NIC treatments were frequently used in all patient groups. There were also NIC treatments and patterns of treatments that were unique to each group.


CONCLUSIONS
Using standardized nursing language in electronic medical records (EMRs) enables data extraction and analysis. Data extracted from EMRs provides nurse administrators with a tool to guide decisions regarding nurse staffing, education, evaluation, and resource allocation.
Shever
Leah L
LL
University of Iowa College of Nursing, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
Titler
Marita
M
Dochterman
Joanne
J
Fei
Qiang
Q
Picone
Debra M
DM
D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control; D000208:Acute Disease / Q000451:nursing*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000451:nursing; D004282:Documentation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005851:Geriatric Nursing; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000451:nursing; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D015146:Midwestern United States; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009736:Nursing Process / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009737:Nursing Records / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018875:Vocabulary, Controlled