The Nursing Interventions Classific

The Nursing Interventions Classification
(NIC) of the Center for Nursing Classification
and Clinical Effectiveness is ‘a comprehensive,
standardised language describing treatments
that nurses perform in all settings and in all
specialties’ (Bulecheck et al, 2008). It is used all
over the world and has been translated into the
languages of countries with very different
cultural traditions and varying degrees of secularisation
of society (e.g. Chinese, Japanese,
German, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian). In the
Czech Republic, activities for official translation
of the NIC and Nur s ing Out come s
Classification systems have begun, which would
build on the existing translation of NANDA
nursing diagnosis. This work is a prerequisite of
implementation of these international classification
systems into Czech nursing practice and
research. The NIC lists 25 interventions related
to the nursing diagnosis ‘Death Anxiety’. The
intervention ‘Spiritual Support’ ranks among the
priorities and comprises 29 activities with
religious and existential dimensions.