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The intervention of surveillance across classification systems
1Marquette University College of Nursing, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. doris.schoenman@marquette.edu
Purpose:
To analyze the intervention of surveillance across nursing classification systems.
Data Sources:
Published literature and book chapters.
Data Synthesis:
Surveillance is a clearly established nursing intervention used in multiple practice settings and in response to many diagnoses. The literature and definitions are divided into surveillance of populations and surveillance of individuals.
Conclusions:
General agreement exists on the process of surveillance, but not on whether there is a time element to surveillance.
Practice Implications:
Research is needed on outcomes of surveillance and best practices established. The similarity in definitions of surveillance may allow comparison of outcomes when the diagnosis and practice setting are the same, regardless of the classification systems.