Nursing Diagnosis Handbook with NIC Interventions and NOC Outcomes (7th Edition)

This easy-to-use guide gives nurses instant access to information needed to write thorough, individualized care plans based on the most recent 1999-2000 NANDA-approved nursing diagnoses. Nursing Interventions Classifications (NIC) and Nursing Outcome Classifications (NOC) are incorporated throughout. A convenient two-part organization--Provides a nursing care plan section AND a clinical conditions section with suggested nursing diagnoses, so readers can begin the care-planning process with either a medical condition or a nursing diagnosis. The guide presents diagnoses associated with medical, surgical, psychiatric, perinatal, and pediatric patient populations--with thorough cross-referencing of related diagnoses. Each Plan of Care includes: definition of nursing diagnosis, defining characteristics, related factors, suggestions for use, suggested alternative diagnoses, expected outcomes and evaluation criteria, NIC/NOC taxonomy, and suggested nursing actions.