The Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC)

The Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) is a classification system which describes patient outcomes sensitive to nursing intervention. The NOC is a system to evaluate the effects of nursing care as a part of health care. The NOC containes 190 outcomes, and each with a label, a definition, and a set of indicators and measures to determine achievement of the nursing outcome.

References

* Donahue, M.P. & Brighton, V., Nursing outcome classification: Development and implementation, Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 1998, 12(5).
* S. Moorhead, M. Johnson, M. Maas, E. Swanson, Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC), Elsevier, Fourth Edition, 936 pages, 2007, ISBN-10: 0-323-05408-0