Compare and contrast the elements of the nursing process and the steps of the traditional problem solving process. Identify the process you think would be most appropriate for solving a clinical ethical problem? Why?
The elements of the nursing process are defined as assessing, diagnosing, evaluating, planning and implementing specific treatment plans and programs for patients. Each of the elements of the nursing process correspond well to the traditional problem solving processes in businesses as they each strive to first determine the underlying factors of a problem, then diagnose a potential series of solutions. The steps of evaluating, planning and implementing a solution is very comparable to how a nurse and her teams will seek to find a successful treatment plan. The nursing process is highly allegorical to business problem solving as both seek to first accurately diagnose the problems and then define a suitable solution or treatment (Kurtzman, 2010).
In much the same way a business problem-solving approach or methodology also needs to do the same, with both benefitting from the latest advances in technology, treatment plans and advanced techniques (Nancy, 2010). The nursing process also has a continual feedback of performance associated with it as well, with the best problem solving techniques delivering the same.
References
Kurtzman, E.T. (2010). A transparency and accountability framework for high-value inpatient nursing care. Nursing Economics, 28(5), 295-306.
Lazarus, I.R. (2011). What will it take? exploiting trends in strategic planning to prepare for reform. Journal of Healthcare Management, 56(2), 89-93.
Nancy, J.N. (2010). A case study in strategic financial planning in health service organizations. Journal of Business Case Studies, 6(5), 23-29.
