过去，根据医疗保健环境，纪律和职业，NPI的概念变化了。Terms associated with the notion included ‘supportive care', ‘psychosocial intervention', ‘interventions for rehabilitation', ‘evidence-based approach in prevention and health promotion', ‘early healthcare intervention', ‘population health intervention', ‘disease management programme', ‘individual action for the most vulnerable retirees', ‘complex intervention', ‘salutogenic practice', ‘occupational treatment', ‘health device', ‘non-physician干预措施，“初级/一线护理”（即心理治疗，教育和社会援助），“基于非药物的护理”，“补充疗法”，“传统医学”，“综合医学”，“自然疗法”，“自然治疗”，“自然治疗技术”，“非常规的护理实践”和“ HOLISTIC方法”和“ Holistic Adgion”。