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Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care

Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care

Published on: February 16, 2011

The interplay between global standards and local practice in nursing.

Torbjørg Meum¹, Gunnar Ellingsen, Eric Monteiro

¹Telemedicine Research Group, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Tromsø, Norway.

International Journal of Medical Informatics

|May 22, 2013

Summary

Global nursing classifications (NANDA) and practice co-evolved over five years. Despite user-generated concepts, nursing diagnoses largely aligned with the global standard, showing standardization as an iterative process.

Keywords:

Co-construction Interplay between local and global standards Nursing care plans Nursing classifications

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Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care

Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care

Published on: February 16, 2011

Area of Science:

Nursing Informatics
Health Information Management

Background:

Nursing classifications are crucial for standardized documentation and communication.
The North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA) provides a global standard for nursing diagnoses.
Understanding the dynamic interplay between global standards and clinical practice is essential for effective implementation.

Purpose of the Study:

To assess the implementation, adoption, and transformation of NANDA nursing classifications in clinical practice over a five-year period.
To examine the extent and form of global nursing classifications within a specific nursing practice.
To explore the mutual shaping of global standards and local practice.

Main Methods:

A longitudinal case study design was employed.
Mixed methods data collection included semi-structured interviews, direct observation, and document analysis.
The study traced the integration of nursing classifications within an electronic nursing module.

Main Results:

A high proportion of nursing diagnoses remained consistent with the NANDA global standard.
A gradual increase in user-generated concepts was observed alongside adherence to the global standard.
Evidence suggests a co-construction process where the global standard and practice mutually influenced each other.

Conclusions:

Standardization is an iterative process, deeply intertwined with clinical practice.
The relationship between formal classifications like NANDA and local practices is dynamically co-constructed.
Local classifications and strategies can effectively bridge the gap between global standards and practical application.