Noun Phrases for Nursing Diagnoses

TOPIC. The use of noun phrases for nursing diagnoses instead of the current mixture of phrases and clauses PURPOSE. This article reviews the current list of qualifiers; discusses language clarity, precision, grammatical concerns; and defines noun phrases. SOURCE. Literature review CONCLUSIONS. The a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nursing diagnosis 1997-04, Vol.8 (2), p.49-54
1. Verfasser:	Sparks, Sheila M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Humans Language Linguistics Nursing nursing diagnosis Nursing Diagnosis - classification Nursing Diagnosis - standards qualifiers Reproducibility of Results Societies, Nursing terminology Terminology as Topic
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Zusammenfassung:	TOPIC. The use of noun phrases for nursing diagnoses instead of the current mixture of phrases and clauses PURPOSE. This article reviews the current list of qualifiers; discusses language clarity, precision, grammatical concerns; and defines noun phrases. SOURCE. Literature review CONCLUSIONS. The author proposes a list of qualifiers to replace the current list, and recommends a revised list of nursing diagnoses using noun phrases to improve their clinical usefulness, allow for alphabetization, and enhance clarity.
ISSN:	1541-5147 1046-7459 1744-618X
DOI:	10.1111/j.1744-618X.1997.tb00137.x