THE NURSING PROCESS
Chapter 1
The Nursing Process:
Delivering Quality Care
Objectives
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By the end of this unit the student will:
1. Define NANDA
2. Briefly describe the 5 steps of the
nursing process
3. List 5 characteristics of the nursing
process
4. Briefly describe benefits of the
nursing process
Delivering Quality Care
Nursing is:
 Both a science and an art
 Concerned with individuals
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Physical
Psychological
Sociological
Cultural
Spiritual
Nursing Profession
Florence Nightingale-1859
 “Nursing has been limited to signify
little more than the administration of
medicine and the application of
poultices (external medicinal
preparation)”
 In early years nursing did not seek to
control its own practice
Nursing Profession (cont.)
American Nurses Association
 1980-First Social Policy Statement that
defined nursing as “the diagnosis and
treatment of human responses to
actual or potential health problems”
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1995-Nursing Social Policy Statement
revised & updated to acknowledge
social, professional, and scientific
changes
Nursing Profession (cont.)
2003 – Nursing Social Policy Statement
revised
Statement recognizes nursing’s
commitment to meeting broader needs
of society and need to adapt to current
healthcare environment
The Nursing Process
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North American Nursing Diagnosis
Association (NANDA) published the
classification of nursing diagnosis
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Provides an orderly problem-solving
approach for providing nursing care
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A process used in daily life
The Nursing Process
A Five Step Process:
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Assessment
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Diagnosis
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Planning
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Implementation
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Evaluation
Characteristics of the Nursing
Process
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Systematic
Dynamic
Interpersonal
Goal oriented
Universally applicable
Dynamic & Interrelated
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Comprised of five separate terms, but
terms are interrelated
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Continuous circle of thoughts and
actions which continue throughout
client’s healthcare system encounter
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Dynamic and cyclical
Benefits of the Nursing
Process:
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Provides an organizing framework for
meeting needs
Focuses attention on individual human
responses to a given health situation
Provides an organized, systematic
method of problem solving
Promotes active involvement of the
client
Effectively Using the Nursing
Process
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Knowledge of science and theory in a
multi-disciplinary sense
Creativity
Adaptability
Intelligence
Interpersonal skills
Competent technical skills
Commitment to profession
Summary
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Nursing is an art & science that considers
the client in a holistic manner
Nursing process is an orderly problem
solving approach to nursing care
Consists of 5 steps: assessment, diagnosis,
planning, implementation, evaluation
Nursing process is a dynamic process that
has evolved to meet needs of the client in a
changing healthcare environment client
So Now What?
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Next class we will discuss how the
nursing process helps us to provide
high quality and safe care to our
clients
The nursing process is more than a
care plan
The nursing process is critical to role
transition and the development of
critical thinking