NANDA-I, NOC, and NIC Linkages for Nutritional Problems.

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: To determine nursing outcomes and interventions for problem-focused nursing diagnoses related to nutritional problems. METHODS: Judgment of linkages among nursing diagnoses, outcomes, and interventions using a multiple review process. Five nursing diagnoses were selected, and then outcomes and interventions were determined, based on clinical expertise and scientific literature. FINDINGS: Nursing outcomes and interventions were determined for the resolution or improvement of the nursing diagnoses, with selection of interventions that could influence the progression of the outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: This study provides knowledge for developing care plans for patients with nutritional problems and evaluating the response to the interventions. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE NANDA-I, Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC), and Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) linkages facilitate nurses' ability to select nursing outcomes and interventions for patients with nutritional problems.