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Descriptor English: Nursing Process
Descriptor Spanish: Proceso de Enfermería
Descriptor proceso de enfermería
Entry term(s) procesos de enfermería
Scope note: Suma total de las actividades de enfermería que incluye la valoración (necesidades de identificación), intervención (asistir a las necesidades) y evaluación (validación de la eficacia real de la ayuda prestada).
Descriptor Portuguese: Processo de Enfermagem
Descriptor French: Démarche de soins infirmiers
Entry term(s): Nursing Processes
Process, Nursing
Processes, Nursing
Tree number(s): N04.590.233.508
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009736
Scope note: The sum total of nursing activities which includes assessment (identifying needs), intervention (ministering to needs), and evaluation (validating the effectiveness of the help given).
Annotation: total of nursing activities; do not confuse with NURSING (the profession), NURSING CARE (the patient), or NURSING SERVICES
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
OG organization & administration
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Previous Indexing: Nursing Care (1966-1979)
Patient Care Planning (1968-1979)
Public MeSH Note: 80
History Note: 80
Entry Version: NURS PROCESS
DeCS ID: 9922
Unique ID: D009736
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1980/01/01
Date of Entry: 1979/04/11
Revision Date: 1994/05/05
Nursing Process - Preferred
Concept UI M0015104
Scope note The sum total of nursing activities which includes assessment (identifying needs), intervention (ministering to needs), and evaluation (validating the effectiveness of the help given).
Preferred term Nursing Process
Entry term(s) Nursing Processes
Process, Nursing
Processes, Nursing



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