What is the importance of using classification systems for nursing nomenclature to describe nursing practice?
a. To provide a system to develop and use a patient care management system
b. To allow nursing administration to project, define, and implement nursing care policies and guidelines
c. To assist the quality control team to survey and gather data that will reflect the acuity classification of patients
d. To facilitate collection of consistent data that can be accurately manipulated in an electronic medical record
D
Nursing nomenclatures offer a recognized systematic classification and consistent method of de-scribing nursing practice. Without a common language, data cannot be aggregated into a useful language. If the unique nomenclature of accepted classification systems is used consistently, ga-thered data elements can be captured, stored, and manipulated accurately in the electronic medi-cal record. Acuity systems allow nursing administration to address ways to deal with issues such as shift-to-shift changes in patient care needs, admission–discharge–transfer volumes, and factors such as ancillary support and technology and equipment considerations to support CQI measures. Nursing classification systems do not assist in the use of a patient care management system or the writing of policies and guidelines.
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