

Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) - Elsevier EBook on VitalSource, 8th Edition
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource


Selecting nursing interventions is easier with the book that standardizes nursing language! Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC), 8th Edition provides a research-based clinical tool to help students learn to choose appropriate interventions. It standardizes and defines the knowledge base for nursing practice while effectively communicating the nature of nursing. More than 610 standardized nursing interventions are described — including 60 new interventions. The only comprehensive taxonomy of nursing-sensitive interventions on the market, this book is an ideal clinical tool for nursing students and practicing nurses, nursing administrators seeking to improve patient care, and educators seeking to enhance nursing curricula.
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- 614 research-based nursing intervention labels — with 60 new to this edition — are included, along with specific activities used to carry out interventions.
- Specialty core interventions are provided for 57 specialties.
- Descriptions of each intervention include a definition, a list of activities, a publication facts line, and references.
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- NEW! 60 interventions are added to this edition, including several related to the care of patients with COVID considerations.
- UPDATED! Approximately 220 existing interventions have been revised.
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Part 1: Overview and Application of the NIC in Practice, Education, and Research
Part 2: Taxonomy of Nursing Interventions
Part 3: The Classification
Part 4: Core Interventions for Nursing Specialty Areas
Part 5: Estimated Time and Education Level Necessary to Perform NIC Interventions
Part 6: Nursing Interventions and Nursing Outcomes Linked to Clinical Conditions
Part 7: Appendixes
Appendix A. Interventions: New, Revised, and Retired Since the Seventh Edition
Appendix B. Guidelines for Submission of a New or Revised NIC Intervention
Appendix C. Timeline and Highlights for NIC
Appendix D. Abbreviations
Appendix E. Previous Editions and Translations -
Cheryl M. Wagner, RN, PhD, MBA/MSN, Faculty and Editor, Nursing Interventions Classification,College of Nursing,Center For Nursing Classification,The University of Iowa,Iowa City, Iowa, Howard K. Butcher, RN, PhD, Professor & Director of the PhD Program,Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing ,Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, Florida, Gloria M. Bulechek, RN, PhD, FAAN, Professor Emerita,The University of Iowa College of Nursing Iowa City, Iowa, Joanne M. Dochterman, PhD, Professor Emerita The University of Iowa College of Nursing Iowa City, Iowa and Mary F Clarke, PhD, RN-BC, NE-BC, Adjunct Faculty, Assistant Professor,Editor, Nursing Interventions Classification Vice President Nursing Excellence,HealthLinx(r) Columbus, Ohio