Nur 6051 Module 3 Wk 4-5assignment: The Impact Of Standardized Nursing Terminology

The Impact of Standardized Nursing TerminologyNameNURS 6051 Tutor’s NameDateThe Impact of Standardized Nursing TerminologyHistorically nurses did not have a standardized language to communicate in their practice; instead, nurses documented and communicated nursing practice using individual and hospital specific methods. This led to development of very wide range terminology to define the same care practices. Nurses then realized the need to develop a system of labels to describe nursing practice. Therefore, the need for specific, precise and unambiguous communication led a group of nurse leaders to develop standardized nursing terminology. The North American Nursing Diagnosis Classification (NANDA) was introduced in 1973 and its development is a standard nursing language is an ongoing process CITATION Rut081 \l 7177 (Rutherford, 2008).The use of standardized nursing languages in documentation of nursing practice results in improved continuity of care by facilitating better communication among nurses as well as other healthcare providers. Standardized nursing languages can also be used to capture the full range of nursing activities as part of determining cost of nursing costs, determining and establishing quality of nursing care standards and collecting data on outcomes of nursing