Future advancement of health care through standardized nursing terminologies: reflections from a Friends of the National Library of Medicine workshop honoring Virginia K. Saba.
Karen Dunn LopezLaura Heermann LangfordRosemary KennedyKathleen McCormickConnie White DelaneyGregory Lynn AlexanderJane EnglebrightWhende M CarrollKaren A MonsenPublished in: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA (2023)
Much of the promise that the original creators of standardized nursing terminologies envisioned has been achieved. Secondary analysis of clinical data using these terminologies has repeatedly demonstrated the value of nursing and nursing's data. With increased and widespread adoption, these achievements can be replicated across settings and systems.