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Nursing Process MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Nursing Process
Tree Number(s)
N04.590.233.508
Unique ID
D009736
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009736
Annotation
"total of nursing activities"; do not confuse with NURSING (the profession), NURSING CARE (the patient), or NURSING SERVICES
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).
Entry Version
NURS PROCESS
Entry Term(s)
Process, Nursing
Previous Indexing
Nursing Care (1966-1979)
Patient Care Planning (1968-1979)
Public MeSH Note
80
History Note
80
Date Established
1980/01/01
Date of Entry
1979/04/11
Revision Date
1994/05/05
Nursing Process Preferred
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