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NamingSystem:

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/NamingSystem/nic Version: 3.1.0
Active as of 2019-03-20 Computable Name: Nic

The Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) is a standardized classification developed by a research team at the University of Iowa. The purpose of NIC is to define interventions that nurses do on behalf of patients in all care domains. An intervention is defined as ‘any treatment, based upon clinical judgment and knowledge, a nurse performs to enhance patient/client outcomes.’ NIC is updated a five-year cycle.

Summary

Defining URLhttp://terminology.hl7.org/NamingSystem/nic
Version3.1.0
NameNic
TitleNursing Intervention Classification
Statusactive
Definition

The Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) is a standardized classification developed by a research team at the University of Iowa. The purpose of NIC is to define interventions that nurses do on behalf of patients in all care domains. An intervention is defined as 'any treatment, based upon clinical judgment and knowledge, a nurse performs to enhance patient/client outcomes.' NIC is updated a five-year cycle.

Identifiers

TypeValuePreferredComment
OID2.16.840.1.113883.6.15true
URIhttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/nicfalseOriginal pro-forma v3 URL; replaced with canonical URL.
URIhttps://nursing.uiowa.edu/cncce/nursing-interventions-classification-overviewtrueOfficial canonical URL as validated with termminology owner.

History

DateActionCustodianAuthorComment
2020-10-09reviseVocabulary WGReuben DanielsFixed title extension URL to be consistent with latest Publisher
2020-05-26reviseVocabulary WGTed KleinAdd corrected canonical URL.