Noun phrases for nursing diagnoses.
OBJECTIVE
The use of noun phrases for nursing diagnoses instead of the current mixture of phrases and clauses


OBJECTIVE
This article reviews the current list of qualifiers; discusses language clarity, precision, grammatical concerns; and defines noun phrases.


METHODS
Literature review


CONCLUSIONS
The author proposes a list of qualifiers to replace the current list, and recommends a revised list of nursing diagnoses using noun phrases to improve their clinical usefulness, allow for alphabetization, and enhance clarity.
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School of Nursing, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA.
D006801:Humans; D008037:Linguistics; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis / Q000145:classification / Q000592:standards*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012956:Societies, Nursing; D009626:Terminology as Topic