Improvement of patient care in any hospital depends primarily on the quality of nursing
care. Nursing care is enhanced by the nursing process, which outlines the nursing
activities to be provided for a patient. The purpose of this study was to determine to
what extent the nursing process could improve the quality of nursing care, and to
explore the knowledge limitations of nursing staff in implementing the nursing process,
nursing care planning and proper documentation.
Quantitative research, making use of an exploratory, descriptive and contextual design
was conducted, utilising a structured questionnaire for data collection. Registered
nurses (n=120) employed at a Referral Hospital in Tanzania served as the respondents.
The findings revealed a lack of knowledge in understanding and applying the concepts
of the nursing process, especially in formulating the nursing diagnosis.
Recommendations pertaining to a focused in-service training programme, integrating
theory and practice, were made to enhance the effective implementation of the nursing
process. / Health Studies / M.A. (Health Studies)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/8783 |
| Date | 02 1900 |
| Creators | Mamseri, Redempta Alex |
| Contributors | Bezuidenhout, M. C. (Martha Catharina), 1946- |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (1 volume (various leaves)), application/pdf |
| Rights | University of South Africa |
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