Essay: The Impact of Standardized Nursing Terminology
Essay: The Impact of Standardized Nursing TerminologyEssay: The Impact of Standardized
Nursing TerminologyAmong the Resources in this module is the Rutherford (2008) article
Standardized Nursing Language: What Does It Mean for Nursing Practice? In this article, the
author recounts a visit to a local hospital to view the recent implementation of a new coding
system.During the visit, one of the nurses commented to her, “We document our care using
standardized nursing languages but we don’t fully understand why we do” (Rutherford,
2008, para. 1).How would you respond to a comment such as this one?To Prepare:Review
the concepts of informatics as presented in the Resources, particularly Rutherford, M.
(2008) Standardized Nursing Language: What Does It Mean for Nursing Practice?Reflect on
the role of a nurse leader as a knowledge worker.Consider how knowledge may be informed
by data that is collected/accessed.The Assignment:In a 2- to 3-page paper, address the
following:Explain how you would inform this nurse (and others) of the importance of
standardized nursing terminologies.Describe the benefits and challenges of implementing
standardized nursing terminologies in nursing practice. Be specific and provide
examples.Be sure to your paper with peer-reviewed research on standardized nursing
terminologies that you consulted from the Walden Library.ORDER NOW FOR ORIGINAL,
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computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on
your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous
misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in
silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is
advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten
corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12
characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins
or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended
number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.Likewise, large type, large
margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines),
increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to
increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your
professor.The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on
the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white
paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to
follow your argument.