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. 2022 May 16;11:529. [Version 1] doi: 10.12688/f1000research.109603.1

Table 1. Nursing process based on searches with Nanda International, Nursing Outcomes Classification, and Nursing Interventions Classification (NNN Consult).

NANDA NOC NIC
Variable Domain Nursing diagnosis Result Outcome indicators Interventions and activities
Mental health risk [1] Health promotion [00188] Tendency to adopt risky health behaviors [1602] Health-promoting behavior [160210] Uses social support to promote health
[160205] Uses effective stress reduction techniques
[140217] Controls the anxiety response
[5510] Health education
Activities:
  • 1.
    Incorporate strategies to enhance self-esteem.
  • 2.
    Develop written educational materials at an appropriate reading level.
  • 3.
    Teach strategies that can be used to deal with unhealthy or risky behavior, rather than giving advice to avoid or change the behavior.
  • 4.
    Help the patient to recognize and express feelings such as anxiety, anger, or sadness.
[9] Coping/Stress Tolerance [00146]
Anxiety
[1402] Self-control of anxiety [140219] Identify anxiety triggers [5820] Decreased anxiety.
Activities:
  • 1.
    Help the patient to identify the situations that precipitate anxiety.
  • 2.
    Instruct the patient on the use of relaxation techniques.
  • 3.
    Establish recreational activities aimed at reducing tensions.
Suicidal risk [11] Safety/Protection [00150] Suicide risk [1408] Self-control of the suicidal impulse [140804] Verbalizes suicidal ideas if they exist
[140815] Express hop
[6340] Suicide prevention
Activities:
  • 1.
    Teach the patient coping strategies (assertiveness training, control of impulsive acts, progressive muscle relaxation), as appropriate.
  • 2.
    Discuss plans for coping with suicidal ideation in the future (e.g. precipitating factors, who to contact, where to seek help, ways to alleviate impulses for self-harm
  • 3.
    Implement actions necessary to reduce the individual's immediate distress by negotiate a non-self-harm or safety contract
NANDA NOC NIC
Nursing diagnosis Result Outcome indicators Interventions and activities
Family functionality [7] Role/Relationships [00063] Dysfunctional family processes [2602] Functioning of the family. [260214] Involves members in conflict resolution.
[260211] Creates an environment where members can freely express their feelings
Stimulation of family integrity.
Activities:
  • 1.
    Help the family maintain positive relationships.
  • 2.
    Facilitate open communication between family members.
  • 3.
    Facilitate harmony within/between the family.
  • 4.
    Establish a relationship of trust with family members.

Source: self-made by authors.