Table 2.

NANDA-I^a, NOC^b, and NIC^c (NNN)^d Labels Used to Identify Patient Characteristics

Category	NANDA-I	NOC	NIC
Continence	Impaired Urinary Elimination Bowel Incontinence Diarrhea	Bowel Elimination Bowel Continence Urinary Continence Urinary Elimination	Urinary Incontinence Care Self-Care Assistance: Toileting Diarrhea Management Urinary Elimination Management Bowel Incontinence Care Bowel Management
Mobility	Impaired Bed Mobility Impaired Physical Mobility	Mobility Body Positioning: Self-initiated Neurological Status: Cranial Sensory/Motor Function Immobility Consequences: Physiological	Positioning Positioning: Wheelchair Pressure Management Bed Rest Care Positioning: Neurologic
Nutrition	Imbalanced Nutrition: Less Than Body Requirements	Nutritional Status Nutritional Status: Energy Nutritional Status: Nutrient Intake Nutritional Status: Food and Fluid Intake Nutritional Status: Biochemical Measures	Nutritional Monitoring Enteral Tube Feeding Nutrition Management Total Parenteral Nutrition Administration Nutrition Therapy
Hydration	Deficit Fluid Volume Risk for Deficit Fluid Volume Risk for Imbalanced Fluid Volume	Hydration Electrolyte & Acid/Base Balance Fluid Balance	Electrolyte Management Fluid Management Intravenous (IV) Therapy Hypovolemia Management Electrolyte Management: Hypernatremia Fluid and Electrolyte Management Fluid Resuscitation Electrolyte Monitoring Fluid Monitoring
Perfusion	Ineffective Tissue Perfusion: Peripheral Risk for Peripheral Neurovascular Dysfunction	Neurological Status: Cranial Sensory/Motor Function Tissue Perfusion: Peripheral Circulation Status Cardiac Pump Effectiveness	Circulatory Care: Arterial Insufficiency Lower Extremity Monitoring Hemodynamic Regulation Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring Circulatory Precautions Circulatory Care: Venous Insufficiency
Cognition	Disturbed Sensory Perception: Tactile Disturbed Thought Processes Acute Confusion Chronic Confusion	Neurological Status: Consciousness Information Processing Cognitive Orientation Communication Communication: Expressive Distorted Thought Self Control Tissue Perfusion: Cerebral Cognition Neurological Status	Communication Enhancement: Speech Deficit Dementia Management Reality Orientation Delirium Management Sedation Management Delusion Management
Skin	Impaired Skin Integrity Risk for Impaired Skin Integrity Impaired Tissue Integrity		Skin Surveillance Pressure Ulcer Prevention

^aNANDA-I = North American Nursing Diagnosis Association-International

^bNOC = Nursing Outcomes Classification

^cNIC = Nursing Interventions Classification

^dNNN = NANDA-I, NOC, NIC