Use of NANDA, NIC, and NOC in a Baccalaureate Curriculum Finesilver, Cynthia BACKGROUND. For the last 8 years, NANDA, NIC, and NOC have been successfully introduced to students in fundamentals courses at Bellin College of Nursing. As students progress through the curriculum, the classifications are expanded and applied to various client populations in all settings. […]
Category: International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications
Comparisons of NANDA/NIC/NOC Linkages Between Nursing Experts and Nursing Students Van De Castle, Barbara PURPOSE. To compare and contrast student and expert clinical content associations (linkages) of NANDA, NIC, NOC. METHODS. All undergraduate students (288) were asked to voluntarily submit their care plans, with nursing diagnoses, associated interventions, and associated outcomes. The criterion for care […]
Application of nursing diagnoses, interventions, and outcomes to patients undergoing abdominal surgery in Korea Yom, Young-Hee PURPOSE. To identify nursing diagnoses, interventions, and outcomes used with patients undergoing abdominal surgery, and the links among them. METHODS. A review of the nursing records of 60 patients undergoing abdominal surgery. Three checklists developed by the researchers were […]
Evaluation of Interventions Proposed for Altered Tissue Perfusion: Cardiopulmonary in Patients Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction Gomes, Ivanise Maria PURPOSE. To evaluate the effectiveness and efficacy of the interventions proposed for patients with altered tissue perfusion: cardiopulmonary, according to NIC and NOC taxonomies. METHODS. Prospective and descriptive study carried out in the cardiology unit of […]
Implementing a Standardized Nursing Language System in the Prehospital Emergency Care Setting Morales, Juan Miguel PURPOSE. To orient nurses caring for critically ill emergency patients to a standardized nursing language-based protocol system in the field. METHODS. An experimental learning program was developed and conducted by a nurse consultant. Nursing process-oriented, theoretical-practical classes focused on the […]
Critical thinking and accuracy of nurses’ diagnoses Lunney, Margaret Abstract Interpretations of patient data are complex, and diverse, contributing to a risk of low accuracy nursing diagnoses. This risk is confirmed in research findings that accuracy of nurses’ diagnoses varied widely from high to low. Highly accurate diagnoses are essential, however, to guide nursing interventions […]
Application of Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Theory and Standardized Nursing Languages in a Case Study of a Woman with Diabetes Kumar, Coleen P PURPOSE. This paper aims to illustrate the process of theory-based nursing practice by presenting a case study of a clinical nurse specialist’s assessment and care of a woman with type 2 diabetes. DESIGN. […]
Ineffective Peripheral Tissue Perfusion: Clinical Validation in Patients With Hypertensive Cardiomiopathy de Cassia Gengo de Silva, Rita PURPOSE. To validate defining characteristics of ineffective peripheral tissue perfusion using vasomotor function assessment. METHODS. Twenty-four patients with hypertensive cardiomiopathy were evaluated for 18 defining characteristics of ineffective peripheral tissue perfusion and underwent vasomotor function assessment with induction […]
Viewpoint: Use of King’s Conceptual System, Nursing Informatics, and Nursing Classification Systems for Global Communication Killeen, Mary B PURPOSE. To propose a common nursing language for communication among members of the nursing community worldwide. DATA SOURCES. The Taxonomy of Nursing Practice, nursing informatics literature, King’s Theory of Goal Attainment applied to the nursing process. DATA […]
Brief: Nursing Diagnostic Applications Derived From National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry (NACB) Draft Guidelines and Recommendations for Laboratory Analysis in the Diagnosis and Management of Diabetes Mellitus Lavin, Mary Ann This brief indicates how methods used by the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry (NACB) in the development of its guidelines and recommendation for the laboratory […]