Electronic nursing care plans through the use of NANDA, NOC, and NIC taxonomies in community setting: A descriptive study in northern Italy.

Purpose: To carry on a descriptive analysis of nursing standardized language through the use of a software within outpatient facilities in northern Italy, organized according to the Chronic Care Model (CCM) and called Community Health Centers (CHC).

Methods: A descriptive design was adopted for the study. NANDA-I, NOC, and NIC taxonomies have been used to analyze care plans pulled from the software.