NANDA International

History

The First National Conference on the Classification of Nursing Diagnoses, called by Kristine Gebbie and Mary Ann Lavin, took place in St. Louis, Missouri in 1973. Attendees produced an alphabetized list of nursing diagnoses and established a National Clearinghouse for Nursing Diagnoses at Saint Louis University, a Nursing Diagnosis Newsletter, and a National Conference Group led by Marjory Gordon. NANDA formed in 1982 with United States and Canadian members. Taxonomy II, a revision of Gordon's functional health patterns, was released in 2002, the same year NANDA became NANDA International due to growing non-North American membership.

Research and electronic health record utilization

Research indicates NANDA International is the most used and most researched standardized nursing language. The number of standardized nursing language publications increased notably after 2000, with most studies focusing on NANDA International, the Nursing Interventions Classification, and the Nursing Outcome Classification. Evidence supports successful integration into electronic health records for two terminology sets: the combination of NANDA International diagnoses with the Nursing Interventions Classification and Nursing Outcome Classification, and the Omaha System set.

[[Taxonomy]] II

Taxonomy II, the current classification structure, has three levels: 13 Domains, 48 Classes, and 277 Diagnoses, along with a multiaxial structure of 8 axes. NANDA-I terms include a definition, diagnostic criteria, and related or risk factors used to diagnose patient responses and guide nursing interventions. These terms are found within SNOMED CT, many are linked to MeSH terms, and the terminology is registered with Health Level Seven International.

Did You Know?

• NANDA International retains the acronym NANDA even though it is no longer merely 'North American', due to name recognition.
• Taxonomy II, released in 2002, is a revised version of Marjory Gordon's functional health patterns from 1994.