Informatics Committee

Overview

The Informatics Committee supports the International Nursing Knowledge Association’s (INKA) work to ensure that nursing knowledge is accurately represented in digital health systems worldwide. As electronic health records (EHRs), interoperability standards, and structured clinical data become central to healthcare delivery, nursing must remain visible, distinct, and diagnosis-centered within these environments.

INKA (formerly NANDA® International, NANDA-I) advances nursing knowledge through classification development and clinical reasoning support. The Informatics Committee helps guide how nursing diagnoses and broader nursing knowledge structures are implemented, linked, and governed within modern digital systems.

This committee plays an essential role in ensuring that nursing’s clinical judgment is represented clearly in standards-based healthcare infrastructure.

Purpose

The Informatics Committee provides strategic oversight for initiatives related to nursing informatics, classification implementation, and international standards engagement.

Its purpose includes:

Supporting the digital implementation of nursing diagnoses and NANDA 360 within EHR systems
Strengthening nursing representation in health informatics and standards organizations
Guiding the development of linkages between nursing classifications and broader clinical standards such as SNOMED-CT
Ensuring that nursing diagnosis remains central in structured clinical reasoning environments

The committee works in alignment with INKA’s broader mission to steward diagnosis-centered nursing knowledge for practice, education, research, and health system integration.

Core Responsibilities

The Informatics Committee’s responsibilities reflect key priorities within INKA’s strategic plan and informatics leadership.

Current responsibilities include:

Supporting EHR Implementation

Promoting accurate integration of the NANDA 360 expanded classification and related nursing knowledge structures within electronic documentation systems.

Exploring International Standards Linkages

Considering the need for mapping and relationships between INKA classifications and widely used clinical standards, including:

SNOMED CT
LOINC

Other critical digital health standards systems

Building Global Expertise

Developing a network of individuals internationally who are working with EHR implementation and standards-based nursing knowledge representation.

Assessing Requirements for Mapping Development

Exploring the importance, cost, governance requirements, and testing processes involved in developing and approving mappings between nursing classifications and international standards.
This work supports safe, clinically meaningful, and interoperable nursing documentation worldwide.

Working Groups

Working groups may be formed within the Informatics Committee to support specific strategic priorities, such as:

Standards mapping and interoperability
The NANDA 360 expanded classification representation in EHR workflows
Participation in international standards organizations

Digital clinical reasoning infrastructure development

Role Within INKA

The Informatics Committee helps ensure that the NANDA nursing diagnosis classification remains usable, visible, and clinically meaningful in modern healthcare environments.

This work strengthens:

Nursing documentation quality and provides a foundation for the use of artificial intelligence by nursing professionals.
Diagnosis-centered clinical reasoning within digital systems
Global interoperability of nursing knowledge
Nursing’s voice in standards-based healthcare transformation

As healthcare becomes increasingly data-driven, informatics governance is essential to preserving nursing’s distinct contribution to patient care.

Committee Leadership

Director: Christine Spisla
informatics@nanda.org

Members

The Informatics Committee brings together nurses and experts with experience in:

Nursing informatics
EHR implementation
Classification standards
Interoperability and mapping methodologies
Digital clinical reasoning support

Suggested Next Step

Interested in Contributing to Nursing Informatics?

INKA welcomes expressions of interest from members who would like to contribute to the work of the Informatics Committee.

To be considered, please email the Director of Informatics at informatics@nanda.org with a brief statement of interest and a current CV. Participation is based on the needs and priorities of the Committee and alignment with your experience and expertise.

We encourage nurses and researchers committed to advancing nursing knowledge to connect with us.

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