Building an intercultural nursing terminology bank for the phenomenon, Violence, of the International Classification of Nursing Practice®: a methodological perspective

Abstract The aim of this article was to present the methodology and results of an investigation into the intercultural evolution of the nursing phenomenon – Violence – from the identification phase to the summative evaluation phase, in order to contribute to the evolution of the International Classification of Nursing Practice (ICNP®). The organizing construct was concept analysis of a nursing phenomenon. The identification of a universal problem in psychiatric‐mental health nursing by a team of 10 international leaders in the speciality led from the phase of concept analysis to development of a postgraduate educational module. The results of the original analysis of the concept and findings from clinical and evaluation data resulted in further analysis and consequent synthesis of the concept. Results will be disseminated to the International Council of Nursing (ICN) for the International Classification of Nursing Practice (ICNP®) to further the evolution of the phenomenon from a focus on the individual to that of the aggregate (social violence). The methodology pointed to a lack of transfer in the phenomenon from a focus on the individual to that of aggregates in the ICNP®. There was also a paucity of intercultural components. The phenomena of Abuse and Aggression appear to have been used synonymously with Violence, without an explanation. The data, and the methods used for its collection and submission, will enhance the ICNP®.