... Or two steps back?
Article Abstract:
The USA's system of nursing diagnosis should not be introduced in the UK as it could result in inflexibility and devalue the professional status of nurses. The North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA) has produced a list of 97 diagnoses which aims to provide standardised diagnostic terms for all nurses to universally understand. The inflexible list is, however, written in an obscure, unintelligible format and apparently excludes several common patient problems. The needs of individual patients are overlooked by a standardised diagnostic list. Nursing diagnoses in the USA also seeks to promote full professional recognition, which might not be the way forward for UK nurses. The NANDA list is strongly linked with the medical model, and its introduction in the UK would be a retrogressive move. The adoption of nursing diagnoses would also create antipathy.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1992
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Not up to standard
Article Abstract:
The standards for post-registration practice and education introduced by the UKCC, the regulatory body for nursing, midwifery and health visiting, are designed to improve client care. However, the statutory requirement to complete at least five study days or equivalent every three years will not automatically improve standards of care. The UKCC needs to recognise the role of government policies and of health and social care providers in raising standards of care, while practitioners and employers should not hesitate to explore and develop a range of ways of meeting the study requirements.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1996
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