Nursing process implementation and associated factors among nurses in West Amhara referral hospitals, North-west Ethiopia, 2017

Abstract

Nursing Process is a systematic problem-solving approach used to identify, prevent and treat actual or potential health problems and promote wellness. It ensures patient safety, decreases the occurrence of patient preventable events, and proactively address problems before they occur. But because of different factors the implementation of the standards is lacking in developing countries, including Ethiopia, more over little is known about the current nursing process implementation status in the West Amhara referral Hospitals.