Understanding the nursing process

Stonehouse, DP

Abstract

Support staff work closely with their patients
and members of the multidisciplinary team
to deliver high-quality care. Often this care
will have been planned by a nurse using ‘the
nursing process’. It is therefore important for
the support worker to understand how the
patient has been assessed and that the care
they are providing has been planned.
Within this article, the author will be
discussing the nursing process, explaining the
different stages and how these are used to deliver quality care. Relevant sections of The Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support
Workers and Adult Social Care Workers in England (Skills for Care and Skills for Health, 2013) will be highlighted. Support workers have a clear and important role in making sure the nursing
process is successful and patients receive the best quality care.

Citation

Stonehouse, D. (2017). Understanding the nursing process. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 11(8), 388-391. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2017.11.8.388

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 9, 2017
• Online Publication Date: Aug 9, 2017
• Publication Date: Aug 9, 2017
• Deposit Date: Apr 6, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 6, 2018
• Journal: British Journal of Healthcare Assistants
• Print ISSN: 1753-1586
• Electronic ISSN: 2052-4420
• Publisher: MA Healthcare
• Volume: 11
• Issue: 8
• Pages: 388-391
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2017.11.8.388
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2017.11.8.388
• Related Public URLs: https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/toc/bjha/current