Standardized nursing vocabularies: a foundation for quality care. Semin Oncol Nurs 2001 Feb;17(1):18-23
Date
03/10/2001Pubmed ID
11236360DOI
10.1053/sonu.2001.20415Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0035257244 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 9 CitationsAbstract
OBJECTIVES: To describe the importance of standardized nursing vocabularies as a foundation for quality in health care decision-making.
DATA SOURCES: Literature, online sources, and committee documents.
CONCLUSIONS: Several standardized vocabularies are recognized by the American Nurses Association Committee for Nursing Practice Information Infrastructure. Vendors also have integrated the vocabularies into their information systems. Future efforts include developing an international nursing reference terminology.
IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Oncology nurses face quality of care issues that impact decision-making at the point of care. To describe their practice, oncology nurses must strive to use nursing data that are standardized, documented, and made visible by inclusion in computer-based systems.
Author List
Elfrink V, Bakken S, Coenen A, McNeil B, Bickford CAuthor
Amy Coenen PhD Professor in the Nursing department at University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
American Nurses' AssociationData Collection
Humans
Medical Informatics
Nursing Process
Oncology Nursing
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Reference Standards
Terminology as Topic
United States
Vocabulary, Controlled
