Abstract
to identify terms of the specialized nursing language for the care of ostomates from the literature of the area, and to map the identified terms with terms of the International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP®). descriptive study of quantitative approach guided by the guidelines for the elaboration of terminology subsets of the ICNP®. The terms were collected in 49 scientific articles, extracted using a computational tool, selected according to the relevance for the theme, and normalized and mapped with the ICNP®. 20,668 terms were extracted. The standardization process resulted in 425 relevant terms (151 were constant in ICNP® and 274 were not contained in ICNP®), of which 154 were similar, 19 were more comprehensive, 50 were more restricted, and 51 were not in concordance. the use of standardized language can minimize the ambiguities and redundancies identified in the mapping. The existence of terms not in concordance with the ICNP® reinforces the need for constant updating of this classification.
Highlights
A stoma is a visceral opening through the skin performed through a surgical act with the purpose of promoting breathing, feeding or elimination[1]
Ethical aspects This study is a part from an ongoing research entitled “ICNP® terminology subset structured in ontology for the care of people with intestinal elimination stomas”
The literature uses different terms to designate the exteriorization of part of the intestine through the abdomen for the elimination of faeces, the ICNP® differentiates the terms “stoma” and “ostomy”
Summary
A stoma is a visceral opening through the skin performed through a surgical act with the purpose of promoting breathing, feeding or elimination[1]. An intestinal elimination stoma involves the exteriorization of a portion of the intestine, and is indicated when a part of the small or large intestine is unable, temporarily or permanently, to perform its functions. It has the purpose of allowing the elimination of faeces through the abdominal wall. An intestinal elimination stoma is a colostomy (when there is exteriorization of a portion of the colon, large intestine) or an ileostomy (when there is exteriorization of a portion of the ileum, small intestine)(2). Considering that stoma in children have peculiar characteristics requiring specific attention[3], the present study will be limited to adults with intestinal elimination stomas, denominating them as ostomates
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