Arguments against a standardized language for nursing interventions are inflexibility, concern for clinical usefulness, and diminished professional judgment. Proponents argue that it will help develop nursing information systems, communicate the nature of nursing, and expand nursing knowledge. (SK)

While it is customary to consider "information" synonymous with true information, given its societal significance in the modern world, a wider perspective on the veracity and ephemerality of information is imperative. A typology of message veracity contains four types: informational, misinformational, disinformational, and…