Child development concepts - meaning

Clinical Reference Groups Nursing CRG
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Hi all,

A customer request has been received looking to clarify the meaning of two child development procedure concepts. The requester would like to understand the meaning of each and the difference between the two concepts. This includes understanding the difference between promotion and enhancement.

ICNP definitions:

  • Promoting: “Assisting: Helping to begin or advance something for somebody.”
  • Enhancing: “Promoting: Heightening, intensifying, or improving something already of good quality.”
  • Promoting is a parent of enhancing in ICNP.

Input from the Nursing CRG members on their understanding of these concepts would be appreciated.

Thank you.

Cathy

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Notes from the December 2025 Nursing CRG:

  • Gravity Project uses promotion in the intervention framework
  • Input will be sought regarding terming used in the Nursing Intervention Classification
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Discussed in the January meeting

  • The difference between the two terms isn’t clear to several in the group.
  • The definitions from ICNP help to explain the differences but definitions are not necessarily present in the interface.
  • The two terms (enhancement and promotion) are an issue from a translation perspective.
  • This issue has been discussed in the past in Sweden and potentially at the international level. Erica to seek further information on this from a Swedish perspective. Cathy will check the international group tracker.
  • Friso will look further too on the meaning of these concepts and add comments here.
  • A query on whether this was an issue more broadly in relation to the use of both enhancement and promotion used for similar concepts will be looked at.

Post meeting the International Translation User Group tracker was checked but I was unable to find a ticket on the topic.