The objective of TELENURSE is to implement ICNP (“The $\underbar{I}$nternational $\underbar{C}$lassification for $\underbar{N}$ursing $\underbar{P}$ractice”) electronically in nursing modules of electronic patient records. In Denmark, we will implement a prototype of an electronic nursing care record which will focus on the application of ICNP for documentation of nursing activities. This prototype will be verified in three different hospital wards in Denmark. The ideas and concepts behind the design of the prototype are the subject of this article.