1 Scope
This International Standard specifies the characteristics of two categorial structures , with the overall aim of supporting interoperability in the exchange of meaningful information between information systems in respect of nursing diagnoses and nursing actions . Categorial structures for nursing diagnoses and nursing actions support interoperability by providing common frameworks with which to
a) analyse the features of different terminologies , including those of other healthcare disciplines, and to establish the nature of the relationship between them, [ 3 ]–[ 8 ]
b) develop terminologies for representing nursing diagnoses and nursing actions , [ 9 ]–[ 12 ]
c) develop terminologies that are able to be related to each other, [ 3 ] [ 8 ] [ 13 ] and
d) establish relationships between terminology models, information models and ontologies in the nursing domain. [ 14 ]–[ 16 ]