Description

Describes perioperative nursing practice with a sub-set of terms that specifically describe perioperative nursing diagnoses, nursing interventions, and patient outcomes in surgical settings from pre-admission until discharge.

Contact Information For Nursing Content: Carol Peterson, RN, BSN, MAON, CNOR Manager, PNDS Association of periOperative Registered Nurses 2170 South Parker Road, Suite 300 Denver, CO 80231-5711 E-mail: cpeters@aorn.org Phone: 1(800) 755-2676 X392 For Licenses: Carol Peterson, RN, BSN, MAON, CNOR Manager, PNDS Association of periOperative Registered Nurses 2170 South Parker Road, Suite 300 Denver, CO 80231-5711 E-mail: cpeters@aorn.org Phone: 1(800) 755-2676 X392

Latest Version 2002 Number of Nursing Terms 74 nursing diagnoses, 133 nursing interventions and 28 nurse-sensitive patient outcomes

Relationship of PNDS to Other ANA Recognized Terminologies and Data Element Sets

• Included in SNOMED CT
• Use diagnoses included in NANDA

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Relationship to Related National Initiatives

• Registered by Health Level 7 (HL7)
• Included in UMLS at the National Library of Medicine.