title: [Nursing care for psychiatric patients defined by NANDA-NIC-NOC terminology: a literature review].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this literature review is to provide a synthesis of the most relevant studies describing nursing work in mental health by means of NNN taxonomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Literature from 1990 to September 2011 was reviewed using the "scoping review" methodology. Three independent reviewers examined the articles which were found and selected those fulfilling the inclusion criteria for subsequent analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  From the 220 articles obtained, 14 studies were finally included and divided into two groups. The aim of the first ten papers was examining the most frequent NANDA nursing diagnosis or/and NIC nursing interventions in different mental health care settings. The remaining four articles describe health care plans for psychiatric patients developed with NNN taxonomy. Combining results from both groups, the most prevalent diagnostic labels are: disturbed thought processes and impaired social interaction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This review has illustrated the lack of evidence in relation to NNN taxonomy in the field of mental health and the need of further research in this area.
authors: Ciencias de la Salud, Unidad de Investigación, Clínica Psiquiátrica Padre Menni, Pamplona, Navarra. escalada.paula@gmail.com
authors: Paula
authors: P
authors: Escalada Hernández
authors: Paula
authors: P
authors: Muñoz Hermoso
authors: Itxaso
authors: I
authors: Marro Larrañaga
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing*; D009736:Nursing Process / Q000145:classification*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D009626:Terminology as Topic