NANDA
Encyclopedia
NANDA International is a professional organization of nurses standardized nursing
terminology
that was officially founded in 1982 and develops, researches, disseminates and refines the nomenclature, criteria, and taxonomy
of nursing diagnoses
. In 2002, NANDA relaunched as NANDA International in response to the broadening scope of its membership. NANDA International published Nursing Diagnosis quarterly, which became the International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications
in 2002.Other related international associations are AENTDE (Spanish), AFEDI (French language) and JSND (Japan)
which created the National Conference Group, a task force to standardize nursing terminology. In 1982 NANDA was formed including members from the United States
and Canada
.
NANDA developed a nursing classification to organize nursing diagnoses into different categories. Although the taxonomy was revised to accommodate new diagnoses, in 1994 it became apparent that an overhaul was needed. In 2002 Taxonomy II, which was a revised version of Gordon's functional health patterns
, was released.
In 2002, NANDA became NANDA International in response to requests from its growing base of membership from outside North America. The acronym of NANDA was retained in the name because of the name recognition, but it is no longer merely "North American", and in fact boasts members from 32 countries as of 2010.
Nursing
Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from conception to death....
terminology
Terminology
Terminology is the study of terms and their use. Terms are words and compound words that in specific contexts are given specific meanings, meanings that may deviate from the meaning the same words have in other contexts and in everyday language. The discipline Terminology studies among other...
that was officially founded in 1982 and develops, researches, disseminates and refines the nomenclature, criteria, and taxonomy
Taxonomy
Taxonomy is the science of identifying and naming species, and arranging them into a classification. The field of taxonomy, sometimes referred to as "biological taxonomy", revolves around the description and use of taxonomic units, known as taxa...
of nursing diagnoses
Nursing diagnosis
A nursing diagnosis may be part of the nursing process and is a clinical judgement about individual, family, or community experiences/responses to actual or potential health problems/life processes...
. In 2002, NANDA relaunched as NANDA International in response to the broadening scope of its membership. NANDA International published Nursing Diagnosis quarterly, which became the International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications
International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications
The International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications is a peer-reviewed nursing journal for standardized nursing languages and their applications. It is the official publication of NANDA.- Abstracting and indexing :...
in 2002.Other related international associations are AENTDE (Spanish), AFEDI (French language) and JSND (Japan)
History
In 1973 the First National Conference on the Classification of Nursing Diagnoses was held in St. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
which created the National Conference Group, a task force to standardize nursing terminology. In 1982 NANDA was formed including members from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
NANDA developed a nursing classification to organize nursing diagnoses into different categories. Although the taxonomy was revised to accommodate new diagnoses, in 1994 it became apparent that an overhaul was needed. In 2002 Taxonomy II, which was a revised version of Gordon's functional health patterns
Gordon's functional health patterns
Gordon's functional health patterns is a method devised by Marjory Gordon to be used by nurses in the nursing process to provide a more comprehensive nursing assessment of the patient.-Health Perception and Management:...
, was released.
In 2002, NANDA became NANDA International in response to requests from its growing base of membership from outside North America. The acronym of NANDA was retained in the name because of the name recognition, but it is no longer merely "North American", and in fact boasts members from 32 countries as of 2010.
Taxonomy II
The current structure of NANDA's nursing diagnoses is referred to as Taxonomy II and has three levels: 13 domains, 47 classes, and 205 diagnoses.Presidents
- 1982-1988 Dr. Marjory Gordon
- 1988-1993 Jane Lancour
- 1993-1996 Dr. Lois Hoskins
- 1996-1998 Dr. Judith Warren
- 1998-2000 Dr. Dorothy A. Jones
- 2000-2002 Kay Avant
- 2002-2004 Mary Ann Lavin
- 2004-2006 Martha Craft-Rosenberg
- 2006-2008 Dr. Heather Herdman
- 2008-2012 Prof. Dickon Weir-Hughes
See also
- Nursing diagnoses (category)
- Nursing diagnosisNursing diagnosisA nursing diagnosis may be part of the nursing process and is a clinical judgement about individual, family, or community experiences/responses to actual or potential health problems/life processes...
- Nursing processNursing processThe nursing process is a modified scientific method. Nursing practise was first described as a four stage nursing process by Ida Jean Orlando in 1958,. It should not be confused with nursing theories or Health informatics...