factors influencing implementation of nursing process by nursing students: a qualitative study

Background: the nursing process is a framework for nursing care. it is a systematic and dynamic method that can be used in all health care environments. objectives: we aimed to explore the factors that may influence the implementation of the nursing process by nursing students. methods: a qualitative study was conducted through semi-structured face-to-face interviews. fifteen nursing students were selected by purposive sampling. inclusion criteria include sixth to eighth-semester nursing students who have experience of using the nursing process in clinical wards., the graneheim and lundman content analysis method was used to analyze the qualitative data. results: after analyzing the data, we created three main categories (awareness of the nursing process, individual-managerial factors, and the reflection of the nursing process). conclusions: factors that influence the implementation of the nursing process by nursing students are varied. therefore, nurse educators should remove barriers and provide facilities to promote the nursing process’s implementation.