“…The validation studies provided critical information for users of NOC to evaluate patient outcomes and to determine the effects of nursing interventions accurately. Likewise, there are various validation studies for NANDA-I diagnoses and NIC interventions (Chaves, de Barros, & Marini, 2010;de Abreu Almeida, Pergher, & do Canto, 2010;Paganin & Rabelo, 2012;Speksnijder, Mank, & van Achterberg, 2011;Suriano, Michel, Zeitoun, Herdman, & de Barros, 2011).…”