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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Dec 31.
Published in final edited form as: Res Gerontol Nurs. 2014 Aug 27;7(5):224–234. doi: 10.3928/19404921-20140818-01

Table 3.

NICs for NOC: Comfortable Death Frequency Table with NOC met %, and NIC domains and classes.

NIC Domain Names NIC Class Names NIC Label Name Episode Count NOC Met (%age)
Behavioral Behavior Therapy Music Therapy 3 66.7
Mutual Goal Setting 3 33.3
Communication Enhancement Active Listening 21 57.1
Coping Assistance Dying Care 398 47.4
Emotional Support 47 51.1
Spiritual Support 23 47.8
Touch 10 30.0
Coping Enhancement 5 20.0
Grief Work Facilitation 5 60.0
Counseling 2 50.0
Humor 1 100
Security Enhancement 1 0
Physical Comfort Promotion Calming Technique 26 57.7
Anxiety Reduction 22 45.5
Simple Relaxation Therapy 2 0
Family Information Management Referral 1 0
Life Span Care Family Support 74 49.3
Caregiver Support 18 33.3
Respite Care 7 42.9
Family Process Maintenance 6 66.7
Health System Health System Mediation Visitation Facilitation 5 20.0
Health System Guidance 1 100
Patient Rights Protection 1 0
Physiological: Basic Immobility Management Bed Rest Care 53 39.6
Positioning 1 0
Physical Comfort Promotion Pain Management 75 54.7
Simple Massage 1 0
Self-Care Facilitation Self-Care Assistance 26 53.8
Bathing 12 58.3
Feeding 1 100
Physiological: Complex Drug Management Analgesic Administration 19 47.4
Medication Administration 14 7.1
Medication Management 11 54.5
Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) Assistance 7 42.9
Respiratory Management Oxygen Therapy 2 50.0
Respiratory Monitoring 1 0
Skin/Wound Management Skin Surveillance 2 50.0
Tissue Perfusion Management Circulatory Care: Venous Insufficiency 1 100