Review Article

Application of Nursing Process and Its Affecting Factors among Nurses Working in Mekelle Zone Hospitals, Northern Ethiopia

Table 5

Enabling and reinforcing factors for the application of nursing process by the nurses of Mekelle Zone Hospitals, northern Ethiopia, March 2011 ( ).

Variables Yes No I do not know
No. %No.% No. %

Does the hospital administration support the application of NP?9447.07336.53316.5
Is the allocation of resources for application of NP adequate?5125.512864.02110.5
Is allocated time sufficient to apply the nursing process?5226.013567.5136.5
Is the nurse/patient ratio optimal to apply the nursing process?3819.015075.0126.0
Is appreciating feedback available for application of NP?4321.514170.5168.0
Are there monitoring and evaluation for application of NP?4924.514070.0115.5
Are the salary and promotion motivating for application of NP?2110.517386.563.0
Have you ever seen other nurses applying the NP?4020.014874.0126.0
Have you got on job training on nursing process?4221.015075.084.0
Is your educational level adequate to apply NP?11859.07839.042.0