The Use of the Nursing Process in Spain as Compared to the United States and Canada.

PURPOSE: To analyze the development of the nursing method process in Spain, and compare it with the development in the United States and Canada. METHODS: This is a narrative review. FINDINGS: The teaching of the nursing process in nursing schools started in Spain as from 1977 and that it started being used in professional practice in the 1990's. The development, the difficulties, the nursing models used and its application form are discussed. CONCLUSIONS: The development of the nursing process in the United States and Canada started to happen in Spain about 15–20 years later and, today, is a reality. IMPLICATIONS: Cross‐sectional studies are needed to determine the changes in the development of the nursing process in Spain. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]