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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jan 9.
Published in final edited form as: J Nurs Scholarsh. 2003;35(1):73–79. doi: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2003.00073.x

Table 3.

APN Interventions by Category With Most Frequent Targets for Each Categorya

Total
Interventions
Health teaching, guidance,
counseling
Treatments & procedures Case management Surveillance
Cesarean birth 57,531 15,342 (26.7%)
Caretaking/parenting (3.2%)
Stimulation/nurturance (3.3%)
Sickness/injury care (2.5%)
Signs & symptons (2.0%)
356 (.6%)
Dressing/wound care (.2%)
Sickness/injury care (.1%)
Caretaking/parenting (.1%)
7,449 (12.9%)
Communication (6.5%)
Medical/dental care (4.4%)
34,364 (59.7%)
Signs & symptoms (16.8%)
Dressing/wound care (4.1%)
Caretaking/parenting (3.5%)
Rest & sleep (3.2%)
Nutrition (3.1%)
High-risk pregnancy 12,765 4,578 (35.8%)
Signs & symptoms (6.8%)
Sickness/injury care (6.1%)
Nutrition (4.2%)
Med administration (3.1%)
Stimulation/nurturance (2.1%)
59 (.5%)
Dressing/wound care (.1%)
Growth & development (.1%)
Caretaking/parenting (.1%)
Med administration (.1%)
1,987 (15.6%)
Communication (11.2%)
Medical/dental Care (3.3%)
6,141 (48.1%)
Signs & symptoms (20.9%)
Lab findings (7.0%)
Nutrition (3.2%)
Med administration (2.5%)
Hysterectomy 41,984 8,464 (20.2%)
Sickness/injury care (2.7%)
Signs & symptoms (2.2%)
Mobility (2.0%)
Dressing/wound care (2.0%)
107(0.3%)
Dressing/wound care (0.2%)
107 (.3%)
Dressing/wound care (.2%)
5,970 (14.2%)
Communication (9.0%)
Medical/dental care (4.1%)
27,443 (65.4%)
Signs & symptoms (physical) (18.2%)
Dressing/wound care (8.1%)
Bowel care (5.7%)
Bladder care (4.5%)
Mobility (4.4%)
Nutrition (4.1%)
VLBW infants 28,350 3,544 (12.5%)
Caretaking/parenting (2.0%)
Nutrition (2.0%)
Sickness/injury care (1.1%)
Signs & symptoms (0.8%)
46 (.2%)
Caretaking/parenting (.03%)
7,077 (24.9%)
Communication (13.2%)
Medical/dental care (7.4%)
17,683 (62.3%)
Caretaking/parenting (11.3%)
Signs & symptoms (8.8%)
Environment (4.5%)
Nutrition (4.5%)
Elderly 9,488 1,699 (17.9%)
Med administration (3.5%)
Sickness/injury care (3.0%)
Signs & symptoms (2.7%)
Mobility (2.0%)
Nutrition (1.8%)
7 (.1%) 1,637 (17.3%)
Communication (9.3%)
Medical/dental care (6.0%)
6,145 (64.8%)
Signs & symptoms (physical) (14.8%)
Med administration (8.6%)
Signs & symptoms (mental/emotional) (5.2%)
Sickness/injury care (5.0%)
Mobility/transfer (5.0%)
Nutrition (4.6%)
a

All percentages are percentages of total interventions for that study group.