title: Standardized Nursing Data and the Oncology Nurse.
abstract: Oncology nurses are experts in conducting comprehensive assessments of symptoms and patient responses to treatments, but documentation in electronic health records frequently results in data that cannot be readily shared or compared because of a lack of standardization of the terms. Standardized nursing terminology can enhance communication among nurses and between nurses and other members of the healthcare team. It can improve care coordination and may enable nurses to capture and make visible the unique, holistic perspective that they provide to patient care. Standardization also is important for large-scale data aggregation, which will enable healthcare teams to learn about particular subsets of patients so that care can be tailored to individual characteristics and responses.
authors.affiliation: University of Utah.
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alderden
authors.affiliation: University of Utah.
authors.forename: Mollie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cummins
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004282:Documentation / Q000592:standards*; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000592:standards*; D009737:Nursing Records / Q000592:standards*; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014481:United States
keywords: electronic health record; nursing documentation; standardized nursing terminologies