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| page 7 | page 8 | page 9 | page 10 | page 11 | page 12 page 13 | page 14 | page 15 | page 16 | page 17 table of contents | references | test Note: This independent study module encompasses two articles from one issue of the Online Journal of Issues in Nursing. AbstractThis two part study module has multiple purposes which are to: historically explain the development of nursing’s classification systems and the inter and intra-disciplinary issues influencing their development. The three major classification systems used in the United States will be compared and a description of the International Council of Nurses’ work on their classification project: International Classification of Nursing Practice (ICNP) will be provided. Lastly, an analysis of ICNP will help to evaluate it as a unifying framework for other worldwide classification systems in countries where none are available.ObjectivesAfter reading the articles in the independent module "Nursing Nomenclature and Classification Systems with International Perspectives" and taking the test, you will be able to:
Part One: "Nursing Nomenclature and Classification System Development"by Marjory Gordon, PhD, RN, FAAN Classification is a rather new idea in nursing. It began as a movement to develop a language that would describe the clinical judgments made by nurses. There was great support by clinicians for describing problems that nurses are educated and licensed to treat which are not in medical language systems. Currently there are major efforts nationally and internationally to develop a nursing language system that includes nursing diagnoses, interventions and outcomes. These are the basic elements in a nursing classification for practice, minimum data set for health statistics, in costing out patient care, developing computerized patient records, and for education and research. Part Two: "The International Classification For Nursing Practice Project"by June Clark, DBE, PhD, RN, RHV, FRCN The rationale for standardized languages and classifications for nursing applies all over the world. Development in the USA was earlier than in other countries because of the imperatives of reimbursement systems, accreditation; and litigation. However, translation of languages developed in and for the USA may not be appropriate for other countries' practice; cultures, or health care systems. Many countries are already developing their own systems in their own languages, but others have no system. The International Council of Nurses' project to develop an International Classification for Nursing Practice will provide a unifying framework for existing systems and a system which can be used in countries which have none. Only when we have such a tool will we be able to describe and compare nursing practice across nations, and test the commonalties and differences of its concepts, values and practices. The deadline for completion of this module is Dec. 31, 2001.
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