‘Sono solo parole’: Facing challenges entailed in developing and applying terminologies to document nursing care

Nurses’ need to document activities is urgent. The panorama of available terminologies is heterogeneous. It seems necessary to understand the premises of available tools and their limits and benefits to make conscious choices and shape future development. Taxonomies (e.g., North American Nursing Dia...

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Main Author: Malabusini, Cecilia (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2023
In: Nursing philosophy
Year: 2023, Volume: 24, Issue: 1
Further subjects:B nursing records
B Taxonomy
B nursing terminology
B philosophy of language
B person-centred care
B Wittgenstein
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