Nursing outcomes classification (NOC) : measurement of health outcomes / Sue Moorhead [and three others]

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Overview and use of nursing outcomes classification (NOC). 1. The current classification. The nursing outcomes classification (NOC): what is it? : Definition of an outcome ; Measurement of an outcome ; Use of a reference person for comparison ; Level of abstraction of NOC outcomes ; Sensitivity of the outcomes ; Use by other disciplines -- The nursing outcomes classification: what it is not : The classification is not complete ; NOC outcomes are not prescriptive ; NOC outcomes are not nursing diagnoses ; Outcomes are not assessments -- Frequently asked questions : Who is the patient? ; What do patient outcomes describe? ; At what levels of abstraction should outcomes be developed? ; How should outcomes be stated? ; Why are the outcomes not stated as goals? ; What are nursing-sensitive patient outcomes? ; Are nursing-sensitive patient outcomes the resolution of nursing diagnoses? ; How are the outcomes different from nursing diagnoses? When should patient outcomes be measured? ; At what intervals should the outcomes be assessed and documented? ; How are the outcomes used in standardized care plans/critical paths? ; Why is it necessary for nurses to have their own list of outcomes? ; Why is it important to assess outcomes across care settings? ; Why is it necessary to use the outcome labels when the indicators may be more useful? ; Why is the standardization of outcomes advocated when each patient, caregiver, family, or community/population is unique? ; How do I identify outcomes for use in my practice? ; When is a new outcome developed and how is it done? ; Why are there so many different measurement scales? ; Why do some outcomes have two scales? -- Refinement of the classification: ongoing and future development ; Summary -- 2. Using NOC in clinical, research, and educational settings. Considerations when using NOC in practice : Selecting outcomes ; After outcome selection -- Implementing NOC in clinical settings : Implementation planning -- Implementing NOC in electronic systems -- Implementing NOC in educational programs : Implementation strategies ; Aids for curriculum development and teaching -- Using NOC in research : Evaluating nursing quality and effectiveness -- Licensing NOC outcomes -- Summary. pt. 2. NOC taxonomy. Overview of the NOC taxonomy : Historical development of the NOC taxonomy ; Revisions made in the taxonomy since its creation ; Coding of the classification. pt. 4. NOC linkages: health patterns and NANDA international. NOC linkages, health patterns : Nursing outcomes classification (NOC) organized by the eleven health patterns -- NOC linkages, NANDA international diagnoses : Actual nursing diagnoses ; Risk nursing diagnoses ; Health-promotion nursing diagnoses. pt. 5. Core outcomes for nursing specialties. Core outcomes for nursing specialties ; Efforts to identify core outcomes. pt. 6. Appendixes : A. Outcomes: new, revised, and retired since the fourth edition -- B. Guidelines for submission of a new or revised outcome -- C. Previous editions and translations.

Promoting safe and effective nursing care, Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC), 5th Edition standardizes the terminology and criteria needed to measure and evaluate outcomes that result from nursing interventions. Nearly 500 research-based nursing outcome labels - including 107 that are NEW to this edition - help to standardize expected patient outcomes. Specific indicators make it easier to evaluate and rate the patient in relation to outcome achievement.