This compilation of care plans for the most commonly encountered clinical problems reflects the most current practice and professional standards in nursing. Written by practicing nurses for students and/or clinicians, it includes 195 nursing care plans ― making it the most comprehensive care plan book available! This new fifth edition focuses on evidence-based practice and covers adult lifespan and healthcare issues.
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<li>Preformatted care plans for 137 common medical-surgical disorders are included.</li>
<li>The components of care plans are explained ― the NOC and NIC classifications, creating nursing care plans, how to use critical paths and how they are linked to care plans, and tools for performance improvement.</li>
<li>58 additional nursing diagnosis care plans provide a solid basis for creating customized patient plans of care.</li>
<li>Includes expanded home care and community-based care.</li>
<li>Synonyms are highlighted below the main care plan, and all commonly known terms for disorders are included in the index.</li>
<li>Related to factors, defining characteristics, expected outcomes, ongoing assessment, and therapeutic interventions for independent and collaborative nursing diagnoses are featured in each care plan.</li>
<li>Collaborative versus independent interventions are indicated by two distinct icons.</li>
<li>Care plans are organized by body system for easy reference. </li>
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<li>16 new care plans and two new chapters on health care plans for men's and women's health have been added.</li>
<li>Updated content includes expanded cancer coverage and revised and expanded rationales.</li>
<li>Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) and Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) have been added for each nursing/collaborative diagnosis.</li>
<li>NANDA Taxonomy II terminology is used throughout with terms listed on the inside back cover.</li>
<li>A new, more colorful design presents care plans in an attractive and accessible format.</li>
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Nursing Care Plans: Nursing Diagnosis and Intervention

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Gulanick PhD APRN FAAN, Meg

Myers RN MSN, Judith L.

Gulanick, Meg

Nursing

Mosby

This reference is a compilation of care plans for the most commonly encountered clinical problems in nursing today. Written by practicing nurses for students and/or clinicians, this book reflects the most current practice and professional standards in nursing. With more than 200 nursing care plans, including 54 nursing diagnosis care plans, and the addition of Nursing Intervention Classifications (NIC), NURSING CARE PLANS is the most comprehensive care plan book in the medical-surgical market. This edition features two new chapters on how to individualize care plans and how to adapt them to special patient needs. These "cookbook" chapters will assist the novice or student nurse in creating care plans, while the care plans for specific disorders will serve the practicing nurse who needs relevant clinical information.Additional care plans are available on a special website. * Contains more than 200 nursing care plans, including 54 nursing diagnosis care plansmore than any other care plan book on the market. * Provides priority assessment information in the beginning of the book. * Defines disorders and treatments clearly; each care plan includes related factors, defining characteristics, and assessment parameters. * Patient care outcomes are integrated with specific, measurable, objective goals. * Strictly differentiates elements of the nursing process by separating interventions for each nursing diagnosis from the assessment to allow students to apply the process daily, and distinctly marks collaborative versus independent interventions by using different icons, making it easier for students to identify nursing roles in each type of care. * Includes physical, psychosocial, teaching, and referral interventions, and some procedural interventions for the novice nurse. * Contains both nursing and medical diagnoses in one book. * Organizes care plans by body system for fast retrieval of information; each individual care plan and its corresponding page are listed on the inside front and back covers for quick reference. (Includes a FREE online Care Plan Constructor)

Galanes MS RN CCRN, Susan

Klopp PhD RN CS ET NHA, Audrey

Knoll Puzas MHPE RN, Michele

Gradishar BS RNC, Deidra

Puzas, Michele

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