Aim: Nursing classification systems make nursing care visible and provide a consistent and universal language among nurses. The aim of this study is to examine the care plans prepared by students in the clinical practice of the Fundamentals of Nursing course according to the international classification systems. 

Methods: This descriptive study was conducted retrospectively.

Results: The students made a total of 42 different North American Nursing Diagnosis Association-I, and the most common diagnosis was the risk for infection (n=40). Which Functional Health Patterns Model the diagnoses belonged to was evaluated, and it was determined that the most common (n=93) nutrition/metabolic pattern diagnoses were included. A total of 375 nursing interventions in 143 care plans were prepared following the nursing process steps initiative and the most frequently applied intervention (n=30) was medication management (2380). Students used mostly physiological assessment processes.

Conclusion: Using standard terminology in nursing care plans can contribute to maintaining holistic patient care.