The nurse educator would like to participate in the development of a single standardized language to be used across all settings and by all healthcare professions. What should this nurse consider about this goal? Select all that apply

Question

1. The work has already been done and such a language is in use today.
2. Significant changes in curriculum of nursing schools across the country will be required.
3. This should be a relatively easy goal to achieve as the terminology currently used is similar in all professions.
4. To achieve this goal, compromise among healthcare providers will be necessary.
5. Individual languages for professions may be tied to the profession's desire to preserve its individuality.

Answer 1

2, 4, 5
Explanation: 1. While work has been done toward this goal, there is not widespread use of a standardized language to date.
2. Nursing schools have used North America Nursing Diagnosis (NANDA), Nursing Intervention Classification (NIC), and/or Nursing Outcome Classification (NOC) languages for many years. Changing to a different standardized language would require major revision to most nursing school curriculums.
3. This statement does not reflect the state of the issue today.
4. Compromise will be required as many professions use languages that are specific to that profession.
5. Developing and adhering to distinct profession-specific terms may be a manifestation of professional's desire to preserve identity, status, or control.