title: The use of Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) in identifying the workload of nursing: an integrative review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To synthesize evidence related to the use of the Nursing Interventions Classification in order to identify nursing workload.
  
  
  METHODS
  An integrative literature review was conducted in June 2013.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The search strategy yielded a total of 111 references, 18 of which were retrieved, read, and evaluated for relevance. A set of 10 articles met the selection criteria.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A review of papers regarding the Nursing Interventions Classification and workload revealed the following themes: the identification of nursing interventions in areas of expertise and estimated times for their completion, the distribution of interventions in direct and indirect care, and the prevalence of the type of care in a given healthcare setting.
authors.affiliation: University of São Paulo School of Nursing, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Carla Weidle Marques
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: da Cruz
authors.forename: Daiana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bonfim
authors.forename: Raquel Rapone
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Gaidzinski
authors.forename: Fernanda Maria Togeiro
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Fugulin
authors.forename: Ana Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Laus
mesh_terms: D009740:Nursing Staff; D016526:Workload
keywords: Classification; integrative review; nursing human resource; workload