Contrary to a common misconception, is not a single diagnosis. It is the official name of the organization that created, maintains, and refines the taxonomy of nursing diagnoses: NANDA International, Inc. Originally founded in 1982 as the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA), the organization rebranded to NANDA International (NANDA-I) to reflect its global reach. However, in clinical shorthand, academic textbooks, and legacy software systems, the original designation— NANDA 1 —persists as a reference to the first and foundational edition of the nursing diagnosis taxonomy.
NANDA-I stands for , an organization founded in 1982 (originally as the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association). It provides a standardized terminology that categorizes "human responses" to health problems. nanda 1