J Korean Acad Nurs.  1998 Jun;28(2):457-467.

Analysis of the Nursing Interventions done by MICU and SICU nurses using NIC

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  • 1Department of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, Korea. rich@healthis.org

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to identify nursing interventions performed by MICU and SICU nurses. For data collection this study used the taxonomy of the Nursing Interventions Classification(NIC: 433 nursing interventions) which was modified by McCloskey and Bulecheck(1996). Each of the 433 interventions were identified as used by MICU and SICU nurses. More than 50% of the ICU nurses performed 280 nursing interventions at least monthly. Rarely used interventions included 26 nursing interventions in the childbearing care class. Overall, both MICU and SICU nurses used interventions in the Physicological : Complex domain most often on a daily basis and the interventions in the Family domain least often. The most frequently reported interventions as being used daily in the MICU were chest physioterapy, airway suctioning and coughing enhancement and, in the SICU, documentation and airway suctioning. There were significant differences between MICU and SICU nurses differences interventions childbearing care, cognitive therapy, communication enhancement, coping assistance, elimination management, lifespan care, health system mediation, immobility management, medication management, neurologic management, patient education psychological comfort promotion, physical comfort program, respiratory management, risk management and information management. The SICU nurses performed there interventions more frequently than the MICU nurses. These findings will help in building of a standardized language for the MICU and SICU and enhance the quality of nursing care.

Keyword

NIC; the Nursing Intervention Classification; MICU; SICU

MeSH Terms

Classification
Cognitive Therapy
Cough
Surveys and Questionnaires
Delivery of Health Care
Humans
Information Management
Negotiating
Nursing Care
Nursing*
Patient Education as Topic
Risk Management
Suction
Thorax
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