Answer to Question 1
ANS: 2
NIC provides a collection of interventions that are effective in the nursing care of clients with physical and psychiatric illnesses, illness prevention, health promotion, and education. Clear rules and principles for the interventions listed in the classification are available. Options 1, 3, and 4 do not state valid reasons why NIC is helpful.
Answer to Question 2
ANS: 3
Nursing-sensitive client outcomes that can be measured on a continuum are the focus of the Nursing Outcomes Classification (option 3). 1. NANDA focuses on nursing diagnoses. 2. NIC focuses on nursing interventions. 4. DSM-IV-TR provides diagnostic criteria for psychiatric dis-orders.