title: Is there evidence of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health in undergraduate nursing students' patient assessments?
abstract: This paper reports on a secondary analysis of undergraduate nursing students' patient assessments while on clinical placement in a rehabilitation setting in search of evidence of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). It describes the evolution of the original World Health Organization's International Classification of Impairment, Disability and Handicap into the ICF. Data was analysed using the ICF categories of function, activity, participation, environmental factors and personal factors. Some evidence of ICF was revealed. Nurses are encouraged to further explore the relevance of ICF for nursing.
authors.affiliation: Rehabilitation Nursing Research and Development Unit, University of Western Sydney and Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. pryorj@doh.health.nsw.gov.au
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pryor
authors.forename: Ralph
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Forbes
authors.forename: Laynie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hall-Pullin
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000145:classification*; D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D009731:Nursing Audit; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009737:Nursing Records / Q000592:standards*; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers; D019145:Rehabilitation Nursing / Q000193:education; D013338:Students, Nursing; D014944:World Health Organization