Submitting terms to the international classification for nursing practice (ICNP)
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M M Feringa1, W T F Goossen, A Coenen
1Nurses Association of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana. nab@global.bw
Abstract:
The purpose of this article was to illustrate how nurses can contribute to the development and improvement of the International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP). It provides researchers and students with an example of how to submit terms to the ICNP Programme for review. The article provides a brief general background on the ICNP and explains the process of how to identify and develop nursing phenomena and actions. It continues to describe the method of validating new terms, reviewing the literature to support it and how to submit the term to the International Council of Nurses (ICN). Examples are provided.
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