Select nursing interventions with the book that standardizes nursing language! Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC), 8th Edition provides a research-based clinical tool to help you choose appropriate interventions. It standardizes and defines the knowledge base for nursing practice as it communicates the nature of nursing. More than 610 nursing interventions are described from general practice to all specialty areas. From an expert author team led by Cheryl Wagner, this book is an ideal tool for practicing nurses and nursing students, educators seeking to enhance nursing curricula, and nursing administrators seeking to improve patient care. It's the only comprehensive taxonomy of nursing-sensitive interventions available!




Key Features



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.




New to This Edition



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.




AUTHORS



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 McCloskey Dochterman, PhD, Professor Emerita The University of Iowa College of Nursing Iowa City, Iowa



Mary F Clarke, PhD, RN-BC, NE-BC, Adjunct Faculty, Assistant Professor,Editor, Nursing Interventions Classification Vice President Nursing Excellence,HealthLinx(r) Columbus, Ohio



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