title: Standardized nomenclatures: keys to continuity of care, nursing accountability and nursing effectiveness.
abstract: Standardized nursing nomenclatures must be included in clinical documentation systems to generate data that more accurately represent nursing practice than outcomes-related measures currently used to support important policy decisions. NANDA, NIC, and NOC--comprehensive nomenclatures for the needed variables of nursing diagnoses, interventions, and outcomes--are described. Added benefits of using NANDA, NIC, and NOC in everyday practice are outlined, including facilitation of the continuity of care of patients in integrated health systems.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Keenan
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Aquilino
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards*; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis / Q000592:standards; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D012941:Social Responsibility; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D018875:Vocabulary, Controlled