title: Mapping the nursing process: a new approach for understanding the work of nursing.
abstract: The work of nursing is nonlinear and involves complex reasoning and clinical decision making. The use of human factors engineering (HFE) as a sole means for analyzing the work of nursing is problematic. Combining HFE analysis with qualitative observation has created a new methodology for mapping the nursing process. A cognitive pathway offers a new perspective for understanding the work of nursing and analyzing how disruptions to the nursing process may contribute to errors in the acute care environment.
authors.affiliation: Washington Hospital, St. Louis, MO 63141, USA. pap1212@bjc.org
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Potter
authors.forename: Stuart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boxerman
authors.forename: Laurie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marshall
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Grayson
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sledge
authors.forename: Bradley
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Evanoff
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease / Q000451:nursing; D001288:Attention; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003071:Cognition; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D006804:Ergonomics; D006801:Humans; D008128:Logic; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D016294:Models, Nursing; D008960:Models, Psychological; D017711:Nonlinear Dynamics; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research / Q000379:methods*; D009736:Nursing Process; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D011340:Problem Solving; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012107:Research Design; D013996:Time and Motion Studies