The nursing process is a modified scientific method. Nursing practise was first
described as a four-stage nursing process by Ida Jean Orlando in 1958.[3] It should not be confused with nursing theories or health informatics. The diagnosis phase was added later. The nursing process uses clinical judgement to strike a balance of epistemology between personal interpretation and research evidence in which critical thinking may play a part to categorize the clients issue and course of action. Nursing offers diverse patterns of knowing. Nursing knowledge has embraced pluralism since the 1970s The nursing process, which is the most important tool for putting nursing knowledge into practice, is a systematic problem solving method for determining the health care needs of an healthy or ill individual and for providing personalized care.