The nursing process is a critical thinking model used to promote a competent level of care, encompasses all significant actions taken by registered nurses and forms the foundation for decision making (American Nurses Association standards [ANA] 2010). The nursing process promotes a safe effective reasoning. It organizes and prioritize patients care, it is humanistic; guides the nurse to focus holistically on the body, mind and soul. Evidence-based; mandates that judgement, decisions and actions be based on best evidence. Intuitive and logical; encourages the nurse to acknowledge patterns and intuitive hunches, then look for evidence that support the hunches. Outcome focused and cost effective; it helps the nurse to figure out how to achieve
