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Published on: February 16, 2011
Perspective: implementation of nursing language in long-term care and nursing education
1Nursing Department, Truman College, Chicago, IL, USA. saizenstein@yahoo.com
Purpose:
This article describes one nurse's experiences of returning to school after a 10-year absence, her introduction to nursing theory and terminology, and her subsequent implementation of nursing language in a long-term care setting and later experiences in teaching nursing language to students.
Data Sources:
A 21-year career as a long-term care nurse coincided with the evolution of the new organization North American Nursing Diagnosis Association International, and she found herself in a position to implement nursing diagnosis in the long-term care setting. Practice experiences and pertinent nursing references and resources were used in clinical implementation and in teaching nursing students.
Data Synthesis:
The author reviewed the implementation and teaching of nursing language from a personal historical perspective.
Conclusions And Implications For Practice:
The author's experiences and perspectives on implementation of nursing language in clinical practice and in teaching provide information and a perspective for nurses and students involved in these processes.
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