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Classification for nursing practice in Brazil

I C da Cruz¹, M R Yoshica, M A Barbosa

¹Anna Néry School of Nursing, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

International Nursing Review

|March 1, 1994

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Nursing activities like diagnosis and intervention lack standardized terms, creating barriers. However, numerous studies show a strong motivation to define and classify nursing phenomena for better practice.

Area of Science:

Nursing Science
Health Informatics

Background:

Nursing practice encompasses diagnosis, intervention, and client outcomes, but these core activities suffer from terminological inconsistencies.
Existing synonyms, varied meanings, and conflicting frameworks hinder clear communication and consistent application of nursing knowledge.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze the terminological landscape of core nursing activities.
To assess the implications of these inconsistencies for nursing classification systems, particularly the Classification for Nursing Practice project in Brazil.

Main Methods:

Literature review and thematic analysis of nursing terminology.
Examination of research related to nursing diagnosis, intervention, and client outcomes.

Main Results:

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Identified significant variation in terminology and conceptualization for nursing diagnosis, intervention, and client outcomes.
Highlighted potential barriers to implementing standardized nursing classification systems due to these inconsistencies.

Conclusions:

The lack of standardized nursing terminology presents challenges for classification projects.
Despite barriers, a substantial body of research indicates a clear motivation and need within the nursing community to define and classify nursing phenomena.