Implementation of nursing process in clinical settings: the case of three governmental hospitals in Ethiopia, 2017
Abstract Objective The purpose of this survey was to evaluate the implementation of the nursing process at three randomly selected governmental hospitals found in Amhara Region North West Ethiopia. Result From the total 338 reviewed documents, 264 (78.1%) have a nursing process format attached with...
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| description | Abstract Objective The purpose of this survey was to evaluate the implementation of the nursing process at three randomly selected governmental hospitals found in Amhara Region North West Ethiopia. Result From the total 338 reviewed documents, 264 (78.1%) have a nursing process format attached with the patient’s profile/file, 107 (31.7%) had no nursing diagnosis, 185 (54.7%) of nurses stated their plan of care based on priority, 173 (51.2%) of nurses did not document their interventions based on plan and 179 (53.0%) of nurses did not evaluate their interventions. The overall implementation of nursing process among Felege Hiwot Referal hospital, Debretabor general hospital and Finoteselam general hospitals were 49.12, 68.18, and 69.42% respectively. Nursing professionals shall improve documentation required in implementing the nursing process. Nursing managers (matron, ward heads) shall supervise the overall implementation of nursing process. Hospital nursing services managers (matrons) shall arrange and facilitate case presentations by the nursing staffs which focus on documentation and updates on nursing process. Hospitals need to establish and support nursing process coordinating staff in their institution. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-372550d8505548d1aa91c4e1ad2a50472022-12-22T01:59:47ZengBMCBMC Research Notes1756-05002018-03-011111510.1186/s13104-018-3275-zImplementation of nursing process in clinical settings: the case of three governmental hospitals in Ethiopia, 2017Ayele Semachew0Department of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar UniversityAbstract Objective The purpose of this survey was to evaluate the implementation of the nursing process at three randomly selected governmental hospitals found in Amhara Region North West Ethiopia. Result From the total 338 reviewed documents, 264 (78.1%) have a nursing process format attached with the patient’s profile/file, 107 (31.7%) had no nursing diagnosis, 185 (54.7%) of nurses stated their plan of care based on priority, 173 (51.2%) of nurses did not document their interventions based on plan and 179 (53.0%) of nurses did not evaluate their interventions. The overall implementation of nursing process among Felege Hiwot Referal hospital, Debretabor general hospital and Finoteselam general hospitals were 49.12, 68.18, and 69.42% respectively. Nursing professionals shall improve documentation required in implementing the nursing process. Nursing managers (matron, ward heads) shall supervise the overall implementation of nursing process. Hospital nursing services managers (matrons) shall arrange and facilitate case presentations by the nursing staffs which focus on documentation and updates on nursing process. Hospitals need to establish and support nursing process coordinating staff in their institution.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3275-zNursingNursing processImplementationSurveyNorth West Ethiopia |
| spellingShingle | Ayele Semachew Implementation of nursing process in clinical settings: the case of three governmental hospitals in Ethiopia, 2017 BMC Research Notes Nursing Nursing process Implementation Survey North West Ethiopia |
| title | Implementation of nursing process in clinical settings: the case of three governmental hospitals in Ethiopia, 2017 |
| title_full | Implementation of nursing process in clinical settings: the case of three governmental hospitals in Ethiopia, 2017 |
| title_fullStr | Implementation of nursing process in clinical settings: the case of three governmental hospitals in Ethiopia, 2017 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Implementation of nursing process in clinical settings: the case of three governmental hospitals in Ethiopia, 2017 |
| title_short | Implementation of nursing process in clinical settings: the case of three governmental hospitals in Ethiopia, 2017 |
| title_sort | implementation of nursing process in clinical settings the case of three governmental hospitals in ethiopia 2017 |
| topic | Nursing Nursing process Implementation Survey North West Ethiopia |
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