NANDA International Diagnosis Development Committee

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The Diagnosis Development Committee formulates and conducts review processes of proposed diagnoses. The duties of the committee include but are not limited to review of newly proposed, proposed revisions, or proposed deletions of nursing diagnoses; soliciting and disseminating feedback from experts; implementing processes for review by the membership and voting by the general assembly/membership on diagnoses development matters. The committee has a collaborative relationship with the Taxonomy, Informatics and Education & Research Committees. In addition, the committee will work with the General Operations Committee as needed.
Chairperson
Shigemi Kamitsuru, PhD, RN (Elected until 2014) Japan Email ddc@nanda.org
Members
Miriam de Abreu Almeida, PhD, RN (Elected until 2014) Brasil Helen De Graaf, Clinical Nurse Specialist (Elected until 2014) Netherlands Gail Ladwig, MSN, RN, CHTP (Elected until 2012) USA Geraldine Lyte, PhD, RN, RSCN (Appointed until 2012) UK Maria Müller-Staub, PhD, MNS, EdN, RN (Elected until 2012) Switzerland Chie Ogasawara, PhD, MEd, RN (Elected until 2014) Japan Anne Perry, EdD, RN, FAAN (Appointed until 2012) USA Leann Scroggins, MS, RN, CRRN-A, APRN BC (Appointed until 2012) USA Mercedes Ugalde Apalategui, PhD, RN (Appointed until 2014) Spain