ANA Recognized Terminologies and Data Element Sets

Table of Relationships Among Data Element Sets And Terminologies

Page last updated May 11, 2006

Below are the 13 Data Element Sets and Terminologies that the ANA recognizes as supporting nursing practice. Click on the links for more information about each one.

	Setting Where Developed	Content
Data Element Sets
1. NMDS Nursing Minimum Data Set Currently Recognized	All Nursing	Clinical Data Elements
2. NMMDS Nursing Management Minimum Data Set Currently Recognized	All Settings	Nursing Administrative Data Elements
Interface Terminologies
3. CCC Clinical Care Classification Currently Recognized	Home Care	Diagnoses, Interventions, and Outcomes
4. ICNP® International Classification of Nursing Practice Currently Recognized	All Nursing	Diagnoses, Interventions, and Outcomes
5. NANDA NANDA International Currently Recognized	All Nursing	Diagnoses
6.NIC Nursing Intervention Classification Currently Recognized	All Nursing	Interventions
7. NOC Nursing Outcome Classification Currently Recognized	All Nursing	Outcomes
8. OMAHA SYSTEM Omaha System Currently Recognized	Home Care, Public Health, and Community	Diagnoses, Interventions, and Outcomes
9. PCDS Patient Care Data Set Retired	Acute Care	Diagnoses, Interventions, and Outcomes
10. PNDS Perioperative Nursing Data Set Currently Recognized	Perioperative	Diagnoses, Interventions and Outcomes
Multidisciplinary Terminologies
11. ABCCodes ABC Codes Currently Recognized	Nursing and Other	Interventions
12. LOINC® Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes Currently Recognized	Nursing and Other	Outcome and Assessments
13. SNOMED CT Systematic Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms Currently Recognized	Nursing and Other	Diagnoses, Interventions, and Outcomes