Standardized Nursing Laguages Assignment

Running Head: STANDARDIZED NURSING LAGUAGES. 1
Standardized Nursing Languages.
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STANDARDIZED NURSING LAGUAGES. 2
Importance of Standardized Nursing Languages
Communication is very important in any set up where patient care is needed. A
Standardized nursing language enables health professionals to share information about the
patient amongst themselves efficiently. Very crucial information may be overlooked or lost in a
situation where healthcare personnel cannot comprehend or relate what information is being
passed. The process of communication between health care providers has been made easier and
effective by the new technology of the electronic medical record. The Nursing Information and
Data Set Evaluation Center (NIDSEC) a department under the American Nurses Association
(ANA) has been mandated to analyze and evaluate terminology to give an endorsement or
authorization seal on the merchant using standardized nursing languages. Cerner Corporation is
the only current vendor that has obtained a good go-ahead on electronic medical records from
ANA, (Rutherford, 2008). This works very well during communication based on my experiences
with Cerner at my workplace. According to the patient experience in his stay at the hospital from
the chart, it can be deduced that documentation can be obtained from all places of the hospital.
Documentation of nursing activities is easier when a standardized nursing language is employed
in using an electronic medical record. For a long time, the use of word of mouth to pass
information within the nursing profession has been used. However, the new technology of using
the electronic medical record has allowed most nurses in health care to track all activities
undertaken by themselves and responses given back by patients. Also, the use of Standardized
nursing languages makes patient care better, improves adherence to the required standards in
nursing and develops research and documentation (Rutherford, 2008).