Introduction to Nursing Process

1. Prof.Nagamani.T, MSc (N)

2. Introduction
 Nursing process is a systematic, rational method of
planning and providing individualized nursing care.
 The nursing process is a set of steps followed by
nurses in order to care for patients.
 The nursing process is used to regulate patient care and
how nurses interact with patients.

3.  By following a particular set of steps in the nursing
process, a nurse knows exactly what to do to care for a
patient and what comes next.
 As a nurse is writing up notes about a patient, he or
she can mentally go through the nursing process and
make notes about each step.
 The Nursing process was first described in the
literature in in 1955 by Lydia Hall. Her approach was
built around three interrelated spheres of nursing
activity; Care, Core, and Cure.

4. Definition
 Nursing process is an orderly, systematic
manner of determining the patient’s
problems, making plans to solve them,
initiating the plan or assigning others to
implement it and evaluating the extent to
which the plan was effective in resolving the
problems identified.

5.  Nursing process is a systematic, rational method of
planning and providing individualized nursing care.
 Nursing process is a process used to identify, diagnose
and treat human response to health and illness
- American Nurses Association.

6. The purpose of Nursing process
 To identify client’s health status, actual or
potential healthcare problems or needs.
 To establish plans to meet the identified
needs and to deliver specific interventions to
meet those needs.
 It provides a framework in which to practice
nursing.

7. Characteristics of a Nursing Process:
 Dynamic and cyclic
 Patient centered
 Goal directed
 Open and Flexible
 Problem Oriented
 Planned
 Universally accepted
 Interpersonal and collaborative
 Holistic
 Systematic

8. Benefits of Nursing Process
 Improves the quality of care that the client receives.
 By following the nursing process, a nurse knows
exactly what to do to care for a patient and what comes
next.
 Ensures a high level of client participation together
with continuous evaluation designed to meet the
client’s unique needs
 Enables nurses to use time and resources efficiently to
both their own and their client’s benefit.
 The nursing process also allows nurses to keep better
track of patient care in terms of record-keeping.

9. The steps of the Nursing Process
The five steps in nursing process are as follows:
 Assessment or gathering data
 Diagnosis or identifying a problem
 Planning or creating a plan to achieve desired
outcomes
 Implementation or enacting the plan
 Evaluation or determining the effectiveness of the plan

10. Steps of Nursing Process

11. The 5 Nursing Process Steps
1. Assessment
2. Diagnosis
3. Planning
4. Implementation
5. Evaluation

12.  Assessment: gathering and validating
client health data, strengths, risks and
concerns.
 Analysis/diagnosis: Processing client data
and identifying appropriate nursing
diagnoses
 Planning: designing strategies to solve
identified problems and build on client
strengths.
 Implementation: delivering and
documenting the planned care
 Evaluation: determining the effectiveness
of the care delivered.

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