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Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) - E-Book

Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) - E-Book

Howard K. Butcher | Gloria M. Bulechek | Joanne M. McCloskey Dochterman | Cheryl Wagner

(2013)

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Abstract

Covering the full range of nursing interventions, Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC), 6th Edition provides a research-based clinical tool to help in selecting appropriate interventions. It standardizes and defines the knowledge base for nursing practice while effectively communicating the nature of nursing. More than 550 nursing interventions are provided — including 23 NEW labels. As the only comprehensive taxonomy of nursing-sensitive interventions available, this book is ideal for practicing nurses, nursing students, nursing administrators, and faculty seeking to enhance nursing curricula and improve nursing care.

  • More than 550 research-based nursing intervention labels with nearly 13,000 specific activities
  • Definition, list of activities, publication facts line, and background readings provided for each intervention.
  • NIC Interventions Linked to 2012-2014 NANDA-I Diagnoses promotes clinical decision-making.
  • New! Two-color design provides easy readability.
  • 554 research-based nursing intervention labels with nearly 13,000 specific activities.
  • NEW! 23 additional interventions include: Central Venous Access Device Management, Commendation, Healing Touch, Dementia Management: Wandering, Life Skills Enhancement, Diet Staging: Weight Loss Surgery, Stem Cell Infusion and many more.
  • NEW! 133 revised interventions are provided for 49 specialties, including five new specialty core interventions.
  • NEW! Updated list of estimated time and educational level has been expanded to cover every intervention included in the text.

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Front cover Cover
How to use IFC
The NIC logo ii
Front matter iii
Nursing interventions classification (NIC) sixth edition iii
Copyright page iv
Preface v
Strengths of the nursing intervention classification vii
Acknowledgments ix
Recognition list, sixth edition x
Fellows - center for nursing classification & clinical effectiveness xii
Organizations that have contributed to the development of NIC xiv
Definitions of terms xv
Classification terms xv
Nursing intervention xv
Nursing activities xv
Classification of nursing interventions xv
Taxonomy of nursing interventions xv
Other terms xv
Patient xv
Family xv
Community xv
Parent xv
Caregiver xv
How to find an intervention xvi
One Overview of NIC 1
One Understanding NIC 2
A description of NIC 2
Companion classification: nursing outcomes classification 4
Center for nursing classification and clinical effectiveness 5
Questions sometimes asked about NIC 5
Types of interventions 5
1. Does NIC cover treatments used by nurses practicing in specialty areas? 5
2. Does NIC include the important monitoring functions of the nurse? 5
3. Does NIC include interventions that would be used by a primary care practitioner, especially interventions designed to ... 6
4. Does NIC include alternative therapies? 6
5. Does the classification include administrative interventions? 6
Choosing an intervention 6
6. How do i find the interventions i use when there are so many interventions in NIC? 6
7. how do i decide which intervention to use when one intervention includes an activity that refers to another intervention? 6
8. when is a new intervention developed? 7
9. In a care plan, what’s the structure for nic and noc? what do you choose and think about first? 7
Activities 7
10. Why are certain rather basic activities included in the activity list for some interventions but not others? 7
11. Can i change the activities in an intervention when i use it with my patient? 7
12. Why are the activities not standardized? 8
Implementing/computerizing NIC 8
13. Does my health care agency need to be computerized to use NIC? 8
14. How should NIC be included in my computer system? 8
15. What is the best way to go about implementation of NIC in my agency? 9
16. When do i need to obtain a license? 9
17. How do i explain to the administrator at my institution that a license is needed? 10
18. What is a reference terminology model? why are these being developed? will they make classifications such as NIC obsolete? 10
19. Is there commercial software available with NIC in it? are there vendors that have clinical nursing software with NIC? 10
Other 11
20. How does NIC compare to other classifications? 11
21. Should we use a nursing classification when most of health care is being delivered by interdisciplinary teams? 11
22. How does NIC contribute to theory development in nursing? 12
Summary 12
References 12
Two Use of NIC in practice, education, and research 13
Use of NIC in practice 13
Selecting an intervention 13
Desired patient outcomes 13
Characteristics of the nursing diagnosis 14
Research base for the intervention 15
Feasibility for performing the intervention 15
Acceptability to the patient 15
Capability of the nurse 15
Implementing NIC in a clinical practice agency 16
Use of A standardized language model 18
Cost 23
Resource allocation—distributing staff and supplies 23
Costing—determining the cost of nursing services rendered to the patient 23
Quality 23
Effectiveness research—determining effects or outcomes of nursing interventions 23
Staff education—ensuring competency to deliver the needed interventions 23
Use of NIC in education 25
Using NIC in the outcome-present state-test (opt) model of reflective clinical reasoning 27
Use of NIC in research 28
Efficacy Intervention Research 29
Effectiveness Intervention Research 30
Translation of NIC into Evidence-Based Protocols 34
Summary 34
References 35
Two Taxonomy of Nursing Interventions 37
Overview of the NIC taxonomy 38
Three The Classification 61
A 62
B 91
C 109
D 139
E 155
F 188
G 204
H 208
I 226
J 238
K 239
L 240
M 250
N 271
O 278
P 283
Q 316
R 317
S 332
T 371
U 404
V 410
W 415
Four Core interventions for nursing specialty areas 421
Core interventions for nursing specialty areas 422
Five Estimated time and education level necessary to perform NIC interventions 447
Estimated time and education level necessary to perform NIC interventions 448
References 448
Six NIC interventions linked to NANDA-I diagnoses 461
A 463
B 469
C 473
D 484
E 488
F 490
G 498
H 503
I 507
K 512
L 514
M 516
N 519
O 523
P 524
R 532
S 538
T 553
U 557
V 561
W 564
Seven Appendixes 565
A: Interventions: new, revised, and retired since the fifth edition 566
Interventions new to the sixth edition (n=23) 566
Interventions revised for the sixth edition 566
Label name changes (n=5) 566
Substantive intervention changes: major (n=74) 566
Substantive intervention changes: minor (n=54) 567
Interventions in the fifth edition that were retired in this edition (n=11) 568
B: Guidelines for submission of A new or revised intervention 569
The materials needed 569
The review process 569
Principles for intervention development and refinement 569
General principles for intervention labels 569
General principles for definitions of interventions 570
General principles for activities 570
Demographic information form 571
C: Timeline and highlights for NIC 573
1985 573
1987 573
1990 573
1991 573
1992 573
1993 573
1994 573
1995 573
1996 573
1997 573
1998 573
1999 574
2000 574
2001 574
2002 574
2003 574
2004 574
2005 575
2006 575
2007 575
2008 575
2009 575
2010 575
2011 575
2012 575
2013 575
D: Abbreviations 576
E: Previous editions and translations 578
Index 579
A 579
B 581
C 582
D 585
E 586
F 588
G 590
H 590
I 592
J 593
K 593
L 593
M 594
N 595
O 598
P 598
Q 601
R 601
S 602
T 606
U 607
V 607
W 608