Which statement best describes Nursing Interventions Classifications (NIC)?
a. They are mandated by the North Ameri-can Nursing Diagnosis Association Inter-national (NANDA-I) as interventions that are to be used for all patients.
b. They are currently approved nursing goals.
c. They are instituted on the basis of indi-vidual patient needs.
d. They are guidelines for goal setting and documentation of nursing care given to patients.
C
NIC is a standardized list of nursing implementations divided into seven domains. The nurse se-lects those that pertain to the patient and then implements them.
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