nursing process
...nt (including diagnosis), in order to make this assessment effective, it is followed by planning, implementation and evaluation. Each stage is an ongoing process and can be repeated any number of times as a patient’s condition can change at any time. ‘‘In practice each step is carried out continually.’’ (Kratz 1979:4) The nursing process is important in order to treat patients as individuals, and set their care based on what is best for them as a person. ‘‘We seek to help individual patients as people, not just to solve their problems related to their nursing needs.’’ (Kratz 1979:17) I am going to discuss each stage of the nursing process in more detail relating each of them to the particular patient I have chosen. According to Basford and Slevin (1995) there are various methods of gathering assessment data, based around the nursing history interview, where observations and examinations are made, which should be then collaborated with other staff. ‘‘The nursing history involves a systematic and goal-orientated interview based on participation and cooperation be...