Main description:

Promoting safe and effective nursing care, Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC), 6th Edition standardizes the terminology and criteria needed to measure and evaluate outcomes that result from nursing interventions. Over 540 research-based nursing outcome labels - including50 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. Written by an expert author team led by Sue Moorhead, this book is ideal for practicing nurses, students, educators, researchers, and administrators seeking to improve cost containment and patient outcomes.

Contents:

Front Matter

Part I: Overview and Use of Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) in Education, Practice and Research

1. The Current Classification of Outcomes 2. Using NOC

Part II: NOC Taxonomy Overview of the NOC Taxonomy

Part III: The Outcomes

Part IV: NOC Linkages NOC Knowledge Outcomes Linked to Related Behavior Outcomes NOC and NIC Linkage to Clinical Conditions

Part V: Core NOC Outcomes Core Outcomes for Nursing Specialties

Part VI: Appendixes Appendix A: Outcomes: New, Revised and Retired Since the Fifth Edition Appendix B: Previous Editions and Translations Appendix C: Selected Terms and Definitions Appendix D: Outcomes by Scale Appendix E: Guidelines for Submission of a New or Revised Outcome Appendix F: NANDA-I Diagnoses Definitions