NURSING PROCESS UNIT 1
KEY TERMS
Accountability – the ability and willingness to assume responsibility for one’s actions and to accept the
consequences of one’s behavior
American Nurses Association (ANA) - foster high standards of nursing practice and to promote the
educational and professional advancement of nurses so that all people may have better nursing care
Collaboration – a collegial working relationship with another health care provider in the provision of
client care
Cyclic – one aspect of care leads into and informs the next
Dynamic – continuously reassess the patient, revise care as needed, and evaluate whether the patient’s
goals are being met
Evidence based practice – the use of some form of substantiation in making clinical decisions
Formulate
Goal directed
Holistic - combined mental, emotional, spiritual, relationship, and environmental components
Nurse practice acts - legal acts for professional nursing practice
Patient centered – nurse organizes plan of care according to client problems rather than nursing goals
Reasoning
Deductive - from general premise to specific conclusion (big picture to small picture)
Inductive - generalizations are formed from a set of facts or observations (small picture to big
picture)
Standards of practice - describe the responsibilities for which nurses are accountable
UNIT OBJECTIVES
1. List and discuss the characteristics, purposes, components, and value of the nursing process.
Characteristics:
Cyclic and dynamic nature
Client centeredness
Focus on problem solving and decision making
Interpersonal and collaborative style
Universal applicability
Use of critical thinking and clinical reasoning
KEY TERMS
Accountability – the ability and willingness to assume responsibility for one’s actions and to accept the
consequences of one’s behavior
American Nurses Association (ANA) - foster high standards of nursing practice and to promote the
educational and professional advancement of nurses so that all people may have better nursing care
Collaboration – a collegial working relationship with another health care provider in the provision of
client care
Cyclic – one aspect of care leads into and informs the next
Dynamic – continuously reassess the patient, revise care as needed, and evaluate whether the patient’s
goals are being met
Evidence based practice – the use of some form of substantiation in making clinical decisions
Formulate
Goal directed
Holistic - combined mental, emotional, spiritual, relationship, and environmental components
Nurse practice acts - legal acts for professional nursing practice
Patient centered – nurse organizes plan of care according to client problems rather than nursing goals
Reasoning
Deductive - from general premise to specific conclusion (big picture to small picture)
Inductive - generalizations are formed from a set of facts or observations (small picture to big
picture)
Standards of practice - describe the responsibilities for which nurses are accountable
UNIT OBJECTIVES
1. List and discuss the characteristics, purposes, components, and value of the nursing process.
Characteristics:
Cyclic and dynamic nature
Client centeredness
Focus on problem solving and decision making
Interpersonal and collaborative style
Universal applicability
Use of critical thinking and clinical reasoning
