Abstract:
ABSTRACT
The study sought to assess the knowledge and usage of the nursing process in the management of patients. The nursing process is a proven form of problem solving based on scientific letter which serves as the basis for assessing, making a nursing diagnosis, planning, organizing and evaluating care (Saba 2002).Proportionate stratified random sampling was used to arrive at a representative sample for this study.A structured questionnaire covering the demographic data of the respondents’ knowledge of the nursing process, use/implementation of the nursing process and factors militating against the successful implementation. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 16.0 was used to analyze the data and results were presented in the form of percentage tables and bar chart. The findings of the study revealed that nurses of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital had adequate knowledge of the nursing process. The study equally reveals that nurses of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital used the nursing process in rendering care to their patients. It was further revealed from the study that cultural factors such as language acquisition, health believes on the role of spirituality in healing have been identified as factors militating against the successful implementation of the nursing process.
