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and treatment of human response, and
In nursing, this process is one of the
foundations of practice. It offers a framework
for thinking through problems and provides
some organization to a nurse's critical thinking
skills. It's important to point out that this
process is flexible and not rigid. It is a tool to
use in nursing care, but one that should allow
for creativity and thinking outside of the box.
In 1955 Lydia Hall first used the word nursing
process, wherein she introduced 3 STEPs:
observation, administration of care and
validation.
She developed this theory in the late 1950's
as she observed nurses in action. She saw
"good" nursing and "bad" nursing. From her
observations, she learned that the patient
must be the central character. Nursing care
needs to be directed at improving
outcomes for the patient, and not about
nursing goals. The nursing process is an
essential part of the nursing care plan.
In 1967, Yura and Walsh published the first
comprehensive book on nursing process, They
described four steps in the nursing process:
assessment, planning, intervention, and
evaluation - They viewed the element of nursing
diagnosis as the logical conclusion of the
assessment phase
In 1973, the steps of the nursing process were
legitimized, when the ANA Congress for Nursing
Practice
“The following definition serves as the
foundation for the scope and standards of
nursing practice: Nursing is the protection,
promotion, and optimization of health and
abilities, prevention of illness and injury,
alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis
advocacy in the care of individuals, families,
communities, and populations (ANA, 2003, p.
6).”
GOAL ORIENTED
nurse make her objective based on client’s
health needs.
Efficient – plan of case is relevant/related to the
needs of the client thereby promoting client
satisfaction and progress.
Effective – in planning care, utilized resources
wisely (staff, time, money/cost)
Dynamic
Although the nursing process is presented as an
orderly
progression of steps, in reality, there is great
interaction
and overlapping among the five steps.
- No one step in the nursing process is a one-
time
phenomenon; each step flows into the next
step. In some
nursing situations, all five stages occur almost
simultaneously
The nursing process is dynamic in that
there is much interaction and overlapping
of the steps.
Interpersonal
- Always at the heart of nursing is the human
being. The
nursing process ensures that nurses are patient
centered

rather than task centered

E.g. Rather than simply approaching a patient to

take vital

signs, the nurse might ask, “How are you today,

Mr. Byrd?

Are our nursing actions helping you to achieve

your goals?

What are the most important things you’d like

me to do?”

Universally Applicable in Nursing Situations

- The one constant in healthcare is change.

When nurses

have a working knowledge of the nursing

process, they

find that they can practice nursing with well or

ill people,

in any type of practice setting.