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The Center for Nursing Classification and Clinical Effectiveness (CNC), an Iowa Board of Regents-approved Center, was established in 1995 to facilitate the ongoing research and development of the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) and the Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC). NIC and NOC are standardized nursing terminologies focused on nursing treatments and patient outcomes for use across settings and specialties.
The major purposes of the Center are to:
- conduct the review processes and procedures for expanding and updating the Classifications;
- develop and publish linkages to other Classifications such as NANDA International;
- provide terminologies and coding systems for global use in electronic health records;
- produce and disseminate materials related to the Classifications;
- provide research and educational opportunities for students, faculty, fellows and visiting professors;
- provide consultation for implementation and use of the Classifications in clinical practice and educational settings; and
- assist faculty and students with projects and research using the Classifications.
Moorhead, S, Makaira, T. G .R, Dunn Lopez, K. D, Monteiro Mantovani, V., Swanson, E., Wagner, C., Abe, N. (2020). NANDA-I, NOC, and NIC Linkages to SARS-Cov-2 (Covid-19): Part 1. Community Response. International Journal of Nursing Knowledge. 32(1):59-67. PMID: 32497413 Free Access: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/2047-3095.12291
NNN Linkages for Community Response to COVID-19
Table 1. NANDA-I, NOC, and NIC linkages for Community Response to COVID-19
Swanson, E, Monteiro Mantovani, V., Wagner, C., Moorhead, S., Dunn Lopez, K., Makaira, T. G. R., Abe, N (2020). NANDA-I, NOC, and NIC linkages to SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19): Part 2. Individual response. International Journal of Nursing Knowledge. 32(1):68-83. PMID: 33169943 Free Access: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/2047-3095.12307
NNN Linkages for Individual Response to COVID-19
Table 1. Nine NANDA-I, NIC, and NOC Linkages in Physiological Dimension
Table 2. Seven NANDA-I, NIC, and NOC Linkages in Psychosocial Dimension
NIC 7th and NOC 6th editions translated!
NIC 7th edition has been translated into Indonesian, Japanese, and Spanish, and NOC 6th edition into Japanese and Spanish.
New Editions!

Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC), 7th edition
Edited by Howard K. Butcher, PhD, RN; Gloria M. Bulechek, PhD, RN, FAAN; Joanne M. Dochterman, PhD; and Cheryl M. Wagner, PhD, MBA/MSN, RN
NEW: 15 interventions
REVISED: 95 interventions
565 NIC interventions included, along with specific activities used to carry out interventions.
Specialty core interventions are provided for 53 specialties.
Published on February 6, 2018
Book (Hard Copy) ISBN: 978-0-323-49770-1
VST eBook ISBN: 978-0-323-49793-0

Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC): Measurement of Health Outcomes, 6th edition
Edited by Sue Moorhead, PhD, RN, FAAN; Elizabeth Swanson, PhD, RN; Marion Johnson, PhD, RN; and Meridean L. Maas, PhD, RN, FAAN
NEW: 52 outcomes
REVISED: 55 outcomes
540 NOC outcomes to promote standardization of measurement of health outcomes.
Specialty core outcomes are provided for 45 specialties.
Examples of use of NOC in clinical, educational, and research settings are included.
Published on January 29, 2018
Book (Hard Copy) ISBN: 978-0-323-49764-0
VST eBook ISBN: 978-0-323-49793-0