title: Why an ICNP? Links among quality, information and policy.
abstract: Work has been underway for over a decade to develop and use the International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP). The International Council of Nurses has released ICNP Alpha and Beta versions. This article is an adaptation of the presentation given at the International Council of Nurses Congress on June 12th, 2001, in Copenhagen, Denmark. When the ICNP was originally drafted, many uses were envisioned. Key among these were that the information generated would be used by clinicians, researchers, administrators and policy makers. This article introduces examples of these uses.
authors.affiliation: Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, 420 Guardian Drive, Rm 326, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA. mbaernh3@nursing.upenn.edu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baernholdt
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Lang
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007392:International Council of Nurses / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009317:National Library of Medicine (U.S.); D009732:Nursing Care / Q000145:classification; D009736:Nursing Process / Q000145:classification; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017432:Unified Medical Language System / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States; D018875:Vocabulary, Controlled