https://fundisa.journals.ac.za/pub <p>Trends in Nursing (TIN) publishes contemporary and relevant research and evidence-based information on the nursing profession. The aim is to make information accessible to scholars, educators, clinical practitioners, nurse managers, and policy makers to advance planning and decision-making in nursing education, research, quality improvement initiatives, nursing regulation, and workforce planning. The articles should provide a description of current developments in nursing in Africa or an overview of global developments in nursing.</p> <p><br>The journal is peer reviewed, published in print form and online since 2012. It is an official publication of the Forum of University Nursing Deans of South Africa (FUNDISA).</p> Forum of University Nursing Deans of South Africa (FUNDISA) en-US Trends in Nursing 2313-8467 <p>Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:</p> <p>a) Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a&nbsp;<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution License</a>&nbsp;that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.</p> <p>b) Creative Commons License - CC BY-SA 4.0</p> https://fundisa.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/72 <p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> <p><strong>Background and objectives of the study</strong></p> <p>The nursing process is a structure used in delivering coordinated patient care and consists of five steps: assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. This cyclical process is used nationally and internationally and is one of the first and main components taught to nurses on a global platform. This study, aimed to identify factors affecting implementation of nursing process steps among nurses.</p> <p><strong>Methods</strong></p> <p>This study was conducted in two private hospitals in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. A quantitative descriptive research design was utilised, and 58 nurses responded using a self-administered questionnaire. These nurses were selected with a non-random sampling technique. Expert assistance was obtained from a biostatistician and STATA 17 statistical software was used for data analysis.</p> <p><strong>Results </strong></p> <p>This study analysed 58 questionnaires - revealed that 78% of respondents felt they had insufficient time and staffing for the nursing process to be implemented. Ninety-three percent of respondents mentioned that the nursing process is a useful instrument for teaching, whereas 97% of them knew its application, and 86% felt the management of the hospital believed in its impact on the provision of quality patient care.</p> <p><strong>Conclusions</strong></p> <p>According to this study, nurses who engage in utilising the nursing process in clinical practice may be impacted by various factors such as time, staffing and managerial support to mention a few. &nbsp;Lastly, it was recommended that addressing the stated factors will enhance the nursing process application in a better way.</p> Lesley-ann Smith Copyright (c) 2025 Lesley-ann Smith https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 2025-09-30 2025-09-30 5 1 1 13 10.14804/5-1-72