Patient Assessment and Care Planning in Nursing (Transforming Nursing Practice Series)

This book introduces nursing students and novice practitioners to different stages of the assessment process. It covers a range of issues including the nurse′s role in assessment, how to make sense of patient information, using assessment tools, nursing diagnosis, care planning principles and nursing models, ethical dilemmas in assessment and decision-making in delivering nursing care. The book encourages the development of a person-centered, critical approach rather than an overreliance on assessment tools.