Specialized Terminology for Nursing Practice With Older Adults in Situations of Violence

Abstract

Objective: to develop a term bank for nursing clinical practice addressing violence against older adults, based on scientific literature. Method: this is a methodological, documentary study conducted in the following steps: identification of relevant terms for the target population and/or health priority, extracted from a scoping review using the PorOnto tool; and cross-mapping of the identified terms with those from the 2019/2020 version of the International Classification for Nursing Practice. The Content Validity Index was used for term validation. Variables related to participants were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: a total of 1,236 terms were identified, which were reduced to 704 after validation by seven judges. Subsequently, through cross-mapping, 293 terms were found to be present and 411 absent in the International Classification for Nursing Practice version 2019/2020. Conclusion: the study’s contributions emphasize the importance of strengthening specialized terminologies that address the needs of older adults in situations of violence. This term bank will support the development of new nursing diagnoses, outcomes, and intervention statements to enhance the care plan provided by the nursing team across all levels of complexity.