Introduction This article will discuss the OMAHA System; mainly its key features, current implementation of the system, and some concerns or challenges involved with implementation of the system. The majority of research done on this paper comes from articles in relation to Minnesota in the United States. The objective is to display what the system is, who uses it, how they use it, and what kind of challenges the users may endure during the implementation. What is Omaha? The Omaha System (OS) is a research-based nursing standard, developed in Omaha Nebraska (deBloc, 2011). OS is an internationally known standardized language (SL) that focuses on homecare and public health settings that has been proven to have the potential to accurately represent clinical data in Electronic Health Records (Topaz et al., 2012). OS is a system which contains hierarchies and terms. It is a standardized …show more content…
• Omaha System contains detailed information which introduces novices and helps experienced users apply the system more consistently and …show more content…
Dr. Cindy O’Sullivan presented findings from her research conducted at Yale University. O’Sullivan did a secondary analysis of advanced practice nurse documentation throughout the care of ovarian cancer patients. Her research proved how intervention patterns vary over time and how patients with psychological distress associated with the cancer diagnosis require more time to seek help from health professionals. Dr. Bev Zabler from the University of Wisconsin creatively used the Omaha System in correlation with reports of violence among African American women who are living with HIV/AIDS to describe patterns among the reports and the relationship to life events and health (Bowles,