Nic Noc

On the Pulse of Nursing
Improving patient outcomes
NIC & NOC are universal nursing

classification standards that make it
possible to
3 Evaluate cost effectiveness
3 Standardize the
documentation of nursing care
3 Quantify and make nursing
care costs visible
and helping you provide the best n
Asprirus Wausau Hospital has

been using NIC and NOC in
its electronic medical record
since 2003. The content
is readily importable and
allows our organization to
use discrete, evidence-based
outcomes and interventions
in our patient care plans.
NOC is used to develop
patient specific goals using
the rating scale and indicators
to individualize the care plan.
Nursing staff findusing
the definitions, rating scales
and indicators has been
useful in everyday practice.
The terminology has helped
Aspirus to standardize the
nursing care plans and be
in compliance with the Joint
Commissions requirements.
Joan Klehr, RN,
Information Systems Analyst,
Aspirus Wausau Hospital
Definitive tools for labelling, tracking, and

measuring all aspects of nursing care!
The NIC and NOC systems make nursing care and costs visible, tangible,
and quantifiable in all care settings and for all patient populations. They
provide a standard, clinically useful language to describe nurses actions as
they deliver treatment and document outcomes. Plus, a methodical coding
system for each intervention facilitates billing, record keeping, and research.
Nationally and internationally recognized!

The American Nurses Association (ANA) has recognized NIC and
NOC as standardized languages. They meet the guidelines set by
ANAs Nursing Information and Data Set Evaluation Center (NIDSEC)
for nursing information system vendors.
The National Library of Medicine includes NIC and NOC in its
Metathesaurus for a Unified Medical Language.
The Cumulative Index to Nursing Literature (CINAHL) has
indexed NIC and NOC.
The Joint Commission has listed both NIC and NOC as
classifications that can be used to meet the standard of uniform data.
SNOMED, utilizing NIC and NOC, was licensed to the Department
of Health and Human Services to support its plan to build a unified
electronic medical records system. SNOMED CT is under the
International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation.
Health Level Seven (HL7) includes NIC and NOC as registered
languages to promote the use of supportive and compatible standards.
The content you need, with the freedom to apply

it exactly how you want it!
Content is delivered as easy-to-use XML and Access files that you can
easily manipulate and import into your own systems and documentation
allowing you to integrate NIC and NOC into your own particular
assessment forms, care plans, and much more!
The Nemours, DuPont Hospital for Children has incorporated NI

in their care plans. The nurses document the patients outcomes a
create a great discussion between the nurses during reporting and
consistent nursing language has been very effective in creating pos
Connie Trusko, RN, Director of Nursing
nursing care without missing a beat!

Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC),
5th Edition
Gloria M. Bulecheck, PhD, RN, FAAN; Howard K. Butcher, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC;
and Joanne McCloskey Dochterman, PhD, RN, FAAN
NIC presents the full range of nursing interventions, from general
practice to all specialty areas, for use in all settings.
Includes 542 research-based and established nursing intervention
labels with specific activities
Presents a definition, a list of activities, and references for each
intervention
Use NIC to...
Equip your institution with a framework for reimbursement systems for
nursing care
Standardize the language of nursing interventions as a basis for
determining the cost of services
Supply nurses with the clinical data elements needed to construct an
automated, electronic patient record
Assist nursing administrators in planning for staff and equipment needs
Evaluate the cost-effectiveness of nursing care and identify cost
management and reduction opportunities
Determine which interventions are the most effective for patients
with a particular diagnosis or set of diagnoses within certain populations
Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC),

4th Edition
Sue Moorhead, PhD, RN; Marion Johnson, PhD, RN; Meridean L. Maas, PhD, RN,
FAAN; and Elizabeth Swanson, PhD, RN
NOC presents standardized terminology and measures for nursingsensitive patient outcomes that result from nursing interventions.
Includes 385 research-based and established nursing outcome
labels of measurable and expected patient outcomes
Presents a definition, a list of indicators, five-point Likert scales to
measure patient status, and references for each outcome
C and NOC into the patients EMR

at the end of each shift. These findings
d facilitate the plan of care. Having a
sitive patient outcomes.
Projects, DuPont Hospital for Children
Use NOC to...

Monitor the extent of progress throughout an episode of care
Provide your institution with a systematic, universal, and clinically-relevant
means to identify and measure patient outcomes influenced by nursing care
Collect statistics to evaluate outcome effectiveness and healthcare quality
Identify outcomes for both general practice and specialty practice areas
Apply standardization and measurements in interdisciplinary settings
Capture changes in patient status for even short hospitals stays
Put the power of NIC & NOC

to work for you today!
Five years ago, we took a big step to convert to a standard nursing

language (SNL) in our multidisciplinary plan of care. Adopting a SNL
has allowed all clinicians to be on a standard platformwhen we
discuss patient goals, the term outcome is being used and all staff
knows what is being discussed. Interventions and indicators are
commonly used terms across all disciplines. In fact, [it] has spilled
over to other venues[and] has also allowed us to participate in
research with other facilities. I continue to find evidence that moving
in this direction is the right thing to do.
Marie Kozel, RN, BSN, MBA, Clinical Informatics Lead,
Nebraska Methodist Health System
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On the Pulse of Nursing

Improving patient outcomes

NIC & NOC are universal nursing

and helping you provide the best n

Asprirus Wausau Hospital has

Definitive tools for labelling, tracking, and

Nationally and internationally recognized!

The content you need, with the freedom to apply

The Nemours, DuPont Hospital for Children has incorporated NI

nursing care without missing a beat!

Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC),

C and NOC into the patients EMR

Use NOC to...

Put the power of NIC & NOC

Five years ago, we took a big step to convert to a standard nursing

For Licensing and additional information, contact:

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