ACENDIO - The Association for Common European Nursing Diagnoses, Interventions and Outcomes – is a membership organisation that provides an international network for nurses
We promote and develop Standardised Nursing Languages (SNLs), as nurses need to be able to share and compare information about practice in order to research and improve care, to manage nursing resources effectively and to ensure that nursing is visible in local, national and European policies
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Boards’ Message May 2026
Dear ACENDIO members and colleagues
General Assembly 2026
The general Assembly 2026 will be held in conjunction with
In Memoriam: Professor Nick Hardiker, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI
ACENDIO is deeply saddened by the passing of Nick Hardiker, former
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By becoming a member, ACENDIO will support you by providing:
Conferences, publications and presentations
to advance understanding and work in this area
A network for nurses in different European countries
so that they can share knowledge about developments
Resources such as reference lists and sample methodologies
for developing and evaluating nursing vocabularies
Interpretation of International standards
for terminologies and classifications
Institutional members
