According to Keenan (1999), standardized nursing language is a “common language, readily understood by all nurses, to describe care” (p. 1 2). The American Nurses Association (ANA) has 13 recognized standardized nursing terminologies that support nursing practice. The following are the terminologies and the year they were recognized. 1. NANDA-I: nursing diagnosis, definitions and classification : 1992 2. Nursing intervention classification system (NIC) : 1992 3. Clinical care classification
Nursing Terminology System Comparison Nursing terminology could be described as the formal and informal communication that occurs in a nurses daily activity. According to McGonigle & Mastrian (2009) nursing terminology allows nurses to communicate nursing data, information and knowledge specific to nursing. In addition, standardized nursing terminology refers to a system. This means they have undergone approval by a specific authority. The American Nurses Association (ANA) is one authority with a
Every profession has standardized terminology as seen in generalized nursing practice. Harriet Werley promoted the development of the Nursing Minimum Data Set (NMDS), which consists of a minimum set of items of information with uniform definitions and categories concerning the specific dimension of nursing which meets the information needs of multiple data users in the health care system (as cited in Schwirian & Thede, 2012). The NMDS consist of diagnoses, interventions, & outcome which has been
The International Classification of Nursing Practice (ICNP) in the Electronic Health Record (EHR) provides a standardized language for nursing assessment documentation. The ICNP is a standardized nursing language that promotes unity among existing nursing standards and demonstrates the nurses’ contribution to health care (McGonigle &Mastrian, 2012). A term is known as a word or a phrase. Nursing terminology is a group of terms used to collect, represent, or communicate data and information collected
explosion of nursing knowledge worldwide, the amount of data nurses use and process in the delivery of care is extensive and often unmanageable. Advances in information management and computer technology have broad implications for this knowledge explosion and can facilitate the collection, manipulation, and retrieval of essential nursing data for practice and research. (AJPH, 1991). The Nursing Minimum Data Set is a standardized tool used for the collection of important data related to nursing. The data
“Good” Nursing Nurses, and the tasks they do are the working units of any medical establishment. The field of nursing is a unique occupation, a mixture of the medical and hospitality fields. A nurse must be well equipped to perform medical care while also comforting their patients. To accomplish this feat, a specialized language has been developed consisting of medical terminology, extensive documentation, and body language. With such a large amount of complicated information being transferred
Standardized Terminology Paper Tracy Bell Frostburg State University Running head: STANDARDIZED TERMINOLOGY PAPER 1 STANDARDS TERMINOLOGY PAPER 6 STANDARDIZED TERMINOLOGY PAPER 2 Standardized Terminology Paper Nurses every day work together as a team in implementing individual care plans specific to patient care to meet needs. For this reason nurses must use a language when documenting details of patient care that is universal and easily understood by others. This type of communication is called
explosive increase of nursing knowledge worldwide. The amount of data nurses use and process in the delivery of care continues to increase daily. The advancement in informatics and computer technology have broad implications for this knowledge explosion and can facilitate the collection, manipulation, and retrieval of essential nursing data for practice and research. (AJPH, 1991). The Nursing Minimum Data Set is a standardized tool used for the collection of important nursing data, which are frequently
Standards Terminology Paper Elizaveta Pavlenko Frostburg State University Preface In standards terminology paper one patient’s assessment will be presented along with Nursing Diagnosis, Nursing intervention Classification and the Nursing Outcome Classification. In conclusion part of the paper, the summary of these systems will be provided. Clinical Encounter Mary Smith, Female, 56 years old, presented to Emergency Department with abnormal Chest Xray, fever, chills and generalized weakness
Applying Standardized Terminologies in Practice Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 512: Nursing Informatics Fall 2014 Introduction As a result of the introduction of computer technology and the combination of evidence-based practice in nursing; standardization of terminologies has become imperative in the classification of nursing diagnosis, interventions and expected outcomes. The most popular and successful systems are the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association International (NANDA-I), Nursing