Abstract

• Purpose
  The purpose of this study was to identify nursing interventions performed by public health nurses in health centers.
• Method
  Data was collected by the taxonomy of Nursing Intervention Classification (NIC 3rd: 486 nursing interventions) from 131 public health nurses in health centers and analyzed using descriptive statistics.
• Result
  As its result, more than 50% of public health nurses performed 137 nursing interventions at least monthly. The most frequently used intervention class was ‘ activity and exercise management’, followed by ‘ physical comfort promotion’, ‘ community health promotion’, ‘ life span care’, ‘ coping assistance’, ‘ Self care facilitation’, ‘ information management’, ‘ nutrition support’, ‘ community risk management’ and ‘ patient education’. One hundred twenty nursing interventions were rarely performed by 90% or more of the nurses. Most of them were the physical complex domain.
• Conclusion
  In conclusion, 137 interventions were performed by public health nurses at least monthly. NIC is helpful to build a standardized language for public health nursing.
• Keywords: Nursing intervention; Nursing intervention classification; Public health nurse; Health center

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