Nursing Care Plans, 6th Edition is the most comprehensive nursing care planning book on the market, with 183 care plans covering the most common nursing diagnoses and clinical problems in medical-surgical nursing. It reflects the most current clinical practice and professional standards in nursing and presents the content in an easy-to-use, reader-friendly format. The book functions as two books in one, with one section including a collection of nursing diagnosis care plans and the other providing a library of disease/disorder care plans that serve as models of care planning for the most common medical diagnoses, medical procedures, and psychosocial conditions seen in nursing practice.
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<li>Includes the most extensive array of care plans found in any nursing care planning book, with 62 nursing diagnosis care plans and 121 disease/disorder/procedure care plans, for a total of 183.</li>
<li>The nursing diagnosis care plan format includes a NANDA definition, a brief explanation of the diagnosis, related NOC outcomes and NIC interventions, related factors, defining characteristics, expected outcomes, ongoing assessment, and therapeutic interventions.</li>
<li>The disorders care plan format includes synonyms for the disorder (for ease in cross referencing), a clear and succinct definition of the disorder, related factors, defining characteristics, expected outcomes, NIC interventions and NOC outcomes, ongoing assessment, and therapeutic interventions for each relevant nursing diagnosis.</li>
<li>Eye-catching icons distinguish collaborative from independent interventions.</li>
<li>Covers adult lifespan issues and issues related to various healthcare settings to equip nurses for a broad range of practice settings, from hospital to home.</li>
<li>Provides an alphabetical list of NANDA diagnoses inside the front cover.</li>
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<li>Includes new disease/disorder care plans for SARS, Lyme disease, West Nile virus, and obstructive sleep apnea.</li>
<li>Includes new nursing diagnosis care plans for risk for falls, latex allergy response, nausea, and impaired memory.</li>
<li>A revised care plan format makes this user-friendly reference even easier to use.</li>
<li>Updated and expanded rationales throughout reflect the latest clinical evidence and clinical practice guidelines.</li>
<li>Incorporates the 2005-2006 NANDA nursing diagnoses throughout.</li>
<li>NIC and NOC classifications reflect the latest editions of Nursing Interventions Classification and Nursing Outcomes Classification.</li>
<li>Sample care plan clips in Chapter 1 help orient the user to the rest of the book.</li>
<li>The expanded index includes entries for all nursing diagnoses, medical diagnoses, and synonyms for the medical diagnoses.</li>
<li>An expanded Evolve website now features 18 Bonus Care Plans.</li>
<li>The revised Online Care Plan Constructor includes the four new nursing diagnosis care plans and offers enhanced functionality, allowing users to save created care plans and export them to their word processing program.</li>
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Nursing Care Plans: Nursing Diagnosis and Intervention

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Meg Gulanick

Judith L. Myers

Special Diet

Mosby

The most comprehensive nursing care planning book available, Nursing Care Plans, 7th Edition features more than 200 care plans covering the most common medical-surgical nursing diagnoses and clinical problems. As in past editions, authors Meg Gulanick and Judith Myers meticulously updated content to ensure it reflects the most current clinical practice and professional standards in nursing, while still retaining the easy-to-use, reader-friendly format that make this book so unique. Functioning as two books in one, it provides you with both a collection of 68 nursing diagnosis care plans to use as starting points for creating individualized care plans and a library of 143 disease-specific care plans for medical-surgical conditions most frequently encountered in nursing practice.
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<li>Includes the most extensive array of care plans found in any nursing care planning book, with 68 nursing diagnosis care plans and 143 disease/disorder/procedure care plans, for a total of 211.</li>
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An introductory chapter explains essential concepts such as the components of a care plan, NIC and NOC classification systems, and how to create a care plan.</li>
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Pre-formatted nursing diagnosis care plans include a NANDA definition, a brief explanation of the diagnosis, related NOC outcomes and NIC interventions, related factors, defining characteristics, expected outcomes, ongoing assessment, and therapeutic interventions.</li>
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Pre-formatted disorders care plans include synonyms for the disorder (for ease in cross referencing), a clear and succinct definition of the disorder, related factors, defining characteristics, expected outcomes, NIC interventions and NOC outcomes, ongoing assessment, and therapeutic interventions for each relevant nursing diagnosis.</li>
<li>Eye-catching icons differentiate between dependent and independent interventions to help you better understand how to function in collaboration with the healthcare team.</li>
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An Online Care Plan Constructoron the companion Evolve website includes all 68 nursing diagnoses care plans in the text, enabling you to customize care plans for an individual patient. In addition, 25 pre-formatted bonus medical-surgical care plans are provided for viewing online or printing.</li>
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<li>Updated content incorporates the latest evidence-based data and best practice guidelines to help you provide the highest quality nursing care.</li>
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Revised and expanded rationales include explanations for nursing interventions to help you understand what the nurse does and why.</li>
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Expanded and more specific outcome statements for each nursing diagnosis help you develop measurable patient outcomes. </li>
<li>New content on patient safety and preventable complications addresses national initiatives and discusses the nurse's responsibility in preventing complications such as falls, pressure ulcers, infections, etc. QSEN competencies are integrated throughout.</li>
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11 new disorder care plans include:</li> <ul>
<li>Pulmonary Hypertension</li>
<li>Cystic Fibrosis</li>
<li>Carpal Tunnel Syndrome</li>
<li>Peptic Ulcer</li>
<li>Fibromyalgia</li>
<li>Solid Organ Transplant</li>
<li>Hemodialysis</li>
<li>Breast Reduction</li>
<li>Pelvic Relaxation Disorder</li>
<li>Hyperthyroidism</li>
<li>Psoriasis</li>
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6 new nursing diagnoses care plans include:</li> <ul>
<li>Impaired Dentition</li>
<li>Disturbed Energy Field</li>
<li>Readiness for Enhanced Immunization</li>
<li>Sedentary Lifestyle</li>
<li>Post-Trauma Syndrome</li>
<li>Relocation Stress Syndrome</li>
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Nursing Care Plans: Diagnoses, Interventions, and Outcomes

Medical Books

Nursing

This book provides nursing students and practitioners with practical information used daily when administering medications. It includes numerous charts and tables designed to aid nurses in accessing key drug administration facts quickly. This edition includes sections on: preventing medication errors; tube administration; home care; analgesic equivalency; and substance abuse.

Quick Medication Administration Reference

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Mosby-Year Book

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