Nursing Taxonomy and a Unified Language System
A. Why is a nursing taxonomy important? Do an Internet search to support your discussion along with your experience in the industry.
Nursing taxonomy is important for us to know and be aware of the types of learning. Taxonomy is the science of classification; it is an arrangement which organize matters into groups and subgroups instituted by a programmed convention. I searched the internet for with the entry words “nursing taxonomy.” I noticed that the first entry in the list shown by my search engine does not include both of the words, or should I say I did not get a direct hit. I searched further hoping that somehow I could come across anything with connection to nursing taxonomy; almost every time, Bloom’s taxonomy shows up. However, I did come across a thread, and seemingly, even those who participated in the forum thread have found lesser items in the Internet that concerns nursing taxonomy per se.
B. What is the advantage of having a unified language for nursing within the larger concept of a unified language system for the healthcare community?
Having a unified language for nursing provides nurses with the ability to understand concepts that will be applicable by their own. Who would speak French if the speakers are English? Consequently, if there is a unified nursing language, nurses from everywhere will be able to understand other nurses from different countries. This will form a somewhat congregation of nurses who understand each other in vocabulary.
C. What further research and developments are needed to move the nursing profession toward a unified language system?
There is a need for a specified set of agreed-upon vocabulary that the nursing community could get used to as a part of their unified language. Researches must be done on what words are acceptable and understandable depending on the language, dialect and accent of the nurses. These words should be compiled and be made into a bigger yet accessible file.
D. Some physicians believe there should not be a nursing language and a physician language – only one language. What do you think?
I think that there should only be one. Although we could say that there is a line separating the fields of medicine and nursing, there are instances somehow where this line is blurred; this is in the context of a compendium of vocabularies used.. The doctors relay their instructions to nurses and the nurse carry these out; if there is disparity in their knowledge of use of any particular medical term, this could lead to drastic events.
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Whole Research Paper: 424 words
Answers only: 337 words
References:
Abooker <member username> (19 October 2007). Nursing Equivalent of Bloom’s Taxonomy. AllNurses, Nursing Community for Nurses; Thread. Retrieved on November 13, 2008 from http://allnurses.com/forums/f17/nursing-equivalent-bloom-s-taxonomy-256606.html
Bloom B. S. (1956). Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, Handbook I: The Cognitive Domain. New York: David McKay Co Inc.
Roy, C. and Jones, D.A. (2007). Nursing Knowledge Development and Clinical Practice. Springer Publishing Company. Retrieved on November 13, 2008 from http://books.google.com.ph/books?id=M9NyeDygdnEC&printsec=frontcover&hl=en