The dynamics of the nursing process.

This approach made it necessary to define the role of each member of the team. Nurses became concerned about defining and retaining that which is essentially nursing and establishing nursing as a profession. Definitions, concepts and theories of nursing began to appear with in­ creasing frequency by writers such as Olivia Gowan, Dorothy Johnson, Virginia Henderson and others. The term nursing process was first mentioned in the 1950’s. Early in the 1960’s it was defined but not immedi­ ately accepted. The concept nursing process only gained acceptability recently after different nurses and nursing committees had presented their versions.