Nursing & Health Sciences

Nursing classification is the development of standardized nursing language systems that includes various nursing processes, including diagnoses, interventions and outcomes.

These classifications make it easier for nurses to:

• select an intervention for a health care situation
• use a computer to describe diagnoses and interventions with standardized labels
• convey detailed care strategies, select health priorities and create policies aimed at improving health status and healthcare delivery
• communicate key information about patient data
• report statistics in a standardized manner
• determine outcome indicators and measure achievement

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