Using nursing interventions classification as a framework to revise the Belgian nursing minimum data set.
OBJECTIVE
To develop the revised Belgian nursing minimum data set (B-NMDS).


METHODS
The Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC, 2nd edition) was used as a framework. Six expert nurse panels (cardiology, oncology, intensive care, pediatrics, geriatrics, chronic care) were consulted. Seventy-nine panelists completed standardized e-mail questionnaires and discussed results in face-to-face meetings.


RESULTS
We initially selected 256 of 433 NIC interventions. After panel discussions, plenary meetings, and pretesting, the revised B-NMDS (alpha version) contained 79 items covering 22 NIC classes and 196 NIC interventions.


CONCLUSIONS
Consensus building promoted acceptance of the B-NMDS, while the NIC provided a good theoretical basis and guaranteed international comparability.


CONCLUSIONS
The revised B-NMDS instrument can be used to visualize nursing activities in different applications (e.g., financing, staffing allocation).
Van den Heede
Koen
K
Nursing Competence Center, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. vandenheede@med.kuleuven.be
Michiels
Dominik
D
Thonon
Olivier
O
Sermeus
Walter
W
D001530:Belgium; D016208:Databases, Factual; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000145:classification* / Q000458:organization & administration; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires