By combining the traditional body system-disease approach with contemporary nursing practice, this unique and practical resource provides practicing nurses and nursing students with comprehensive nursing information for hundreds of diseases, detailed information on diagnostic studies, nursing diagnoses, and related background information on pathophysiology and medical treatments. A new section on health promotion has been added. · Provides a complete, yet concise presentation of pathophysiology for each disease to help nurses understand the disease process and plan appropriate nursing care · Lists diagnostic studies and findings for each specific condition, disease or disorder in table or outline format to provide a quick and easy review of the appropriate tests and related findings · Follows the nursing process, presenting the nursing care for each disorder in an organized and logical · format · Features Patient Education/Continuum of Care Plan (discharge, home, and rehabilitation) information for each disease, condition, and disorder to support a comprehensive plan of care · Discusses the multidisciplinary plan for each disease, condition, or disorder with outlined information on surgery, medications, general management, and (where appropriate) pre and postprocedural guidelines · Includes detailed coverage of accepted nursing diagnoses, arranged by functional health patterns, based on the current (2001-2002) NANDA taxonomy. Each nursing diagnosis description features a definition, risk factors/defining characteristics, expected patient outcomes, nursing interventions, and rationales for nursing interventions · Provides detailed illustrations throughout to clarify difficult concepts · Integrates Emergency Alert boxes with key assessment parameters and interventions for selected diseases and conditions to help nurses recognize situations requiring immediate intervention · Features a chapter on mental disorders in the elderly that focuses on those psychological disorders for which the elderly are at increased risk, such as depression, anxiety and insomnia · Displays a color-coded, detailed explanation (inside front cover) of how to use the book to find desired information or to develop a plan of care. The color-coded keys help the user link and integrate the appropriate sections of the book · Presents the nursing care process in a logical, streamlined format - Assessment, Potential Complications, Patient Problems, Nursing Diagnoses (uses NIC and NANDA taxonomy), Interventions (with rationales), Patient Education/Continuum of Care Plan, and Patient Evaluation/Outcomes to provide a comprehensive guide to creating and implementing an optimum plan of care · Uses icons to identify Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) taxonomy and Patient Education/Continuum of Care Plans to highlight key information · Identifies older adult information found within Normal Findings and Common Abnormal Findings content with a special icon · Offers a new introductory section on health promotion to support the role of the nurse in promoting and teaching responsible health care practices · Includes a new chapter on complementary and alternative medicine to familiarize the nurse with non-traditional treatment options patients might want to consider · Highlights Healthy People 2010 prevention goals and objectives with distinctive Healthy People 2010 boxes

Mosby's Clinical Nursing, 5th Edition

Medical Books

Thompson, June M.

McFarland RN DNSc FAAN, Gertrude K.

Hirsch RN MS, Jane E.

Tucker MSN RN PHN, Susan Martin

McFarland, Gertrude

Hirsch, Jane

Tucker, Susan

Thompson RN DRPH, June M.

Nursing

Mosby

This seventh edition of POCKET GUIDE TO NURSING DIAGNOSES continues to be a handy resource for assessment, diagnosis, and care planning. Section One presents definitions, defining characteristics, and related or risk factors for all NANDA-approved nursing diagnoses. Section Two provides a prototype care plan to coordinate with the diagnoses in Section One. The care plans are formatted for accessibility, and include preventive aspects of care. Section Three correlates the most relevant Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) interventions to each NANDA-approved nursing diagnosis. The alphabetical organization throughout facilitates ease of reference. Spanish version of 5th edition also available, ISBN: 84-8086-089-8

Pocket Guide to Nursing Diagnoses

Kim RN PhD FAAN, Mi Ja

McLane RN PhD, Audrey M.

Nursing Diagnosis &amp; Intervention: Planning for Patient Care is a comprehensive presentation of the theory and practice of nursing diagnosis based on current research. The text uses a narrative format to explain nursing diagnosis rather than using a strictly list format. The narrative format allows the text to serve both as a tool for teaching students how to formulate a nursing diagnosis and write a care plan, and as a resource for practising nurses who need clear assessment parameters as well as directions for planning care.
<li>Collaborative interventions are distinguished from nursing interventions in the Nursing Care Guidelines (generic care plans) to indicate those interventions performed by nurses in conjunction with other health care professionals. </li>Approximately five critical thinking questions are included for each diagnosis or cluster of diagnoses related to the case study with plan of care help the reader comprehend how nursing diagnoses apply to specific situations.<li>A brief section for each diagnosis or cluster of diagnoses on differential nursing diagnosis helps the reader discriminate between closely related diagnoses.</li>Rationales for nursing interventions are included in the nursing care guidelines where appropriate to explain the basis of nursing actions.

Nursing Diagnosis & Intervention: Planning for Patient Care

McFarlane RN DNSc FAAN, Elizabeth A.

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