Mapping nursing statements with the ICNP and its practical use in electronic nursing records.

This study analyzed the usage of nursing statements and the frequencies of mapped nursing statements using the ICNP in electronic nursing records. A total of 9,200 statements were analyzed, comprising 5,135 related to nursing assessments, 215 related to nursing diagnoses, and 3,850 related to nursing interventions. Nurses used 3,744 (72.9%) of the respective statements in assessments, 149 (69.3%) in diagnoses, and 2,641 (68.6%) in interventions. There were 11,499 (56.8%) completely mapped nursing statements, 7,548 (37.3%) partially mapped statements, and 1,203 (5.9%) unmapped statements.