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Combined application of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health and the NANDA‐International Taxonomy II
Author(s) -
Boldt Christine,
Grill Eva,
Bartholomeyczik Sabine,
Brach Mirjam,
Rauch Alexandra,
EriksHoogland Inge,
Stucki Gerold
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05359.x
Subject(s) - international classification of functioning, disability and health , taxonomy (biology) , psychology , biology , ecology , neuroscience , rehabilitation
boldt c., grill e., bartholomeyczik s., brach m., rauch a., eriks‐hoogland i. & stucki g. (2010) Combined application of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health and the NANDA‐International Taxonomy II. Journal of Advanced Nursing 66 (8), 1885–1898. Abstract Title. Combined application of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health and the NANDA‐International Taxonomy II.Aim. This paper presents a discussion of the conceptual and practical relationships between the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health and the NANDA‐International Taxonomy II for nursing diagnoses, and their use in nursing practice. Background. The ICF provides a common classification framework for all healthcare professionals, including nurses. Nursing care plans can be broadly based on NANDA‐I taxonomies. No published attempt has been made to systematically compare the NANDA‐I Taxonomy II to the ICF. Data sources. The most recently published descriptions of both classifications and a case example presenting the combined use of both classifications. The work was carried out in 2009. Discussion. There are conceptual commonalities and differences between the ICF and the NANDA‐I Taxonomy II. In the case example, the overlap between the ICF categories and NANDA‐I nursing diagnoses reflects the fact that the ICF, focusing on functioning and disability, and the NANDA‐I Taxonomy II, with its functioning health patterns, are similar in their approaches. Implications for nursing. The NANDA‐I Taxonomy II permits the fulfilment of requirements that are exclusively nursing issues. The application of the ICF is useful for nurses to communicate nursing issues with other healthcare professionals in a common language. For nurses, knowledge shared with other healthcare professionals may contribute to broader understanding of a patient’s situation. Conclusion. The ICF and the NANDA‐I Taxonomy II should be used in concert by nurses and can complement each other to enhance the quality of clinical team work and nursing practice.