They don't change from department to department or even hospital to hospital. Let's take a closer look. The value of NIC in this example is that it helps us see that this intervention is more than the sum of the technical skills encompassed by it. Validating the invisible Even more important, perhaps, is what the NIC does for nursing interventions that are invisible. Take emotional support, for example.
Emotional support is a low-profile intervention.
You won't find it in a hospital policy, orientation curriculum, or job description. But it's an important way to establish a therapeutic relationship and a communication link. It requires interpersonal skills, critical thinking, and time, and 18 professional nursing societies say this intervention is core to their practice. By identifying, defining, and explaining this intervention, NIC gives nurses the words with which to perform, teach, assess, and defend this important function. Discuss with the patient the emotional experience.