Nursing Data Standards

The Canadian Nurses Association has endorsed the use of standardized clinical reference terminologies to support consistent and interoperable nursing documentation across Canada. cna cnia logo

These include:

International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP)
Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine – Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT)
Canadian Health Outcomes for Better Information and Care (C-HOBIC)
Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) Nursing Physiologic Assessment Panel.

The adoption of a standardized terminology in EHRs for nursing, in all care settings, will advance the health outcomes of Canadians and our Canadian health care system.

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