Application of nursing outcome classification in specialized gerontological nursing

VernacularTitle:护理结局分类系统在老年专科护理中的应用
Author: Hui-Juan SONG ¹ ; Yu XING ; Ling-Xiao WANG ; Hui-Juan ZHU ; Mei GE
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1. 南方医科大学珠江医院
Keywords: NOC; Elderly; Specialized nursing; Application
From: Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2011;17(17):2027-2031
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To study the use of nursing outcome classification (NOC)in the specialized gerontology nursing, so as to make the basis for popularizing the NOC.Methods 293 elderly inpatients were taken care by the specialized gerontology nursing while the NOC was used to determine the nursing outcome, the nursing measures and aims were amended constantly according to the outcome and the doctors would be suggested to adjust their diagnosis and treat schemes.Results The adverse event of nursing in observation group was less than that of control group(2.5% vs 17.3%,χ2=17.86,P<0.01). the diagnosis, measures and their NOC knowledge of nursing and skills were improved significantly(P<0.01).Conclusions The application of NOC in gerontology nursing is helpful to use nursing procedures to promote the level of nursing qualities and their professional competency in specialized gerontology nursing.