Reporting Nursing Interventions Classification and Nursing Outcomes Classification in Nursing Research: A Systematic Review
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Elham H Othman1,2, Fedaa Shatnawi1, Omymah Alrajabi1
1School of Nursing, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Background:
Nursing classification systems are used to report nursing practices and maintain a unified documentation language. Nursing interventions classification (NIC) and nursing outcomes classification (NOC) are among the recognized terminology systems.
Aim:
To examine the extent of reporting NIC/NOC in nursing research.
Design:
A systematic review following PRISMA guidelines.
Data Sources:
A literature search in three electronic databases was performed.
Results:
A total of (18) articles were included. Nine studies were conducted to describe the commonly used NIC/NOC, six studies validated the effectiveness of classification systems, and two studies compared different nursing classification systems.
Conclusion:
The available evidence is limited by the quality of the studies. We recommend examining the use of NIC/NOC in nursing documentation using an experimental design.
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