Related Experiment Video
Updated: Aug 24, 2026

Executing Complexity-Increasing Queries in Relational (MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB and EXist) Size-Growing ISO/EN 13606 Standardized EHR Databases
Published on: March 19, 2018
Nurse's use of power to standardise nursing terminology in electronic health records
Samira Ali1, Christina L Sieloff2
1Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Aims:
To describe nurses' use of power to influence the incorporation of standardised nursing terminology within electronic health records.
Background:
Little is known about nurses' potential use of power to influence the incorporation of standardised nursing terminology within electronic health records.
Methods:
The theory of group power within organisations informed the design of the descriptive, cross-sectional study used a survey method to assess nurses' use of power to influence the incorporation of standardised nursing terminology within electronic health records. The Sieloff-King Assessment of Group Power within Organizations© and Nursing Power Scale was used. A total of 232 nurses responded to the survey.
Results:
The mean power capability score was moderately high at 134.22 (SD 18.49), suggesting that nurses could use power to achieve the incorporation of standardised nursing terminology within electronic health records. The nurses' power capacity was significantly correlated with their power capability (r = 0.96, P < 0.001).
Conclusion:
Nurses may use power to achieve their goals, such as the incorporation of standardised nursing terminology within electronic health records.
Implications For Nursing Management:
Nurse administrators may use their power to influence the incorporation of standardised nursing terminology within electronic health records. If nurses lack power, this could decrease nurses' ability to achieve their goals and contribute to the achievement of effective patient outcomes.
Related Concept Videos
Data Reporting and Recording
Documentation of Nursing Diagnosis
In some settings, data-driven computerized decision support systems are in place, allowing for more accurate nursing diagnoses. The database within one of these systems includes diagnostic labels defining characteristics, activities, and indicators for nursing. A nurse enters assessment...
Guidelines for Nursing Documentation I
Factual:
The following points emphasize the significance of upholding accurate and unbiased documentation in healthcare.
Methods of Documentation VII: EMR
Guidelines and Strategies for Safe Computer Charting
Maintain Confidentiality and Security:
Standards of Care II
