Identify the stages of the Nursing Process and the skills essential to the Nursing Process

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The nursing process is a five stage systematic framework, and based on the problem solving approach; it forms the foundation for nursing practice to facilitate focussed, individualised care planning for patients (Yildirim and Ozkahraman 2011). This assignment will serve to identify the five stages of the nursing process: Assessment, Nursing Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation. The skills: Communication, Observation, Critical Thinking and Reflection involved within the nursing process in partnership with the patient will also be highlighted.

The first stage of the nursing process is assessment. This is a continuous process from hospital admission to discharge. It is about compiling objective and subjective information related to patients, through skills of communication, observation and clinical knowledge and interpretation for decision making (Baath 2011). Objective data is collected from past medical records, physical examination and laboratory tests, while subjective data is the client’s views on their state of health (Corkin and Cardwell 2011). This information gives a comprehensive understanding on the health status of the patient. It also develops the basis for care planning and forms the remainder of the whole process, making it a crucial stage (Nazarko 2011).

Assessment consists of a number of skills for example, communication, observation and critical thinking. Communication is an essential skill for nursing particularly in relation to the Multidisciplinary team and patient rapport. Communication quality, determines the outcome of care, patient wellbeing, and effective therapeutic partnerships (Boscart 2009). Both verbal and non-verbal communication is fundamental in nursing which in turn affects pati...

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