When searching CINAHL, you might come across subject headings that include acronyms at the end of the heading, such as Sensory-Perceptual Alterations (NANDA), Risk Identification (Iowa NIC), or Metabolic Regulation (Iowa NOC).These subject headings refer to nursing classification systems.
NANDA. North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (added to CINAHL in 1989)Iowa NIC. Nursing Interventions Classification from the Iowa Intervention Project (added to CINAHL in 1994)
Saba HHCC. Saba Home Health Care Classification (added to CINAHL in 1995)
Iowa NOC. Nursing Outcomes Classification from the Iowa Intervention Project (added to CINAHL in 1999)
Records are indexed using these terms only if the article (or other document) clearly states its use or inclusion. When searching CINAHL for a topic, it is recommended that the more general subject heading is used. For example, search for the subject heading Pet Therapy instead of the subject heading Animal Assisted Therapy (Iowa NIC). Do not use the nursing classification subject headings unless you are looking for records that specifically mention the classification.
ANA-Recognized Terminologies That Support Nursing Practice - from the Nursing Information and Data Set Evaluation Center (ANA)
Nursing Nomenclature and Classification System Development - by M. Gordon, published in the Online Journal of Issues in Nursing
Go to the Mulford Library's Web page, click on the "CINAHL" link; or go directly to CINAHL [on campus - off campus]. Access to CINAHL is restricted to those who are on campus or who are registered with the Mulford Library. For more information about CINAHL, see the Library's CINAHL instruction page.
Contact Mulford Reference Assistance at (419) 383-4218 or MulfordReference@utoledo.edu. Chat and IM reference is also available.
