Medical Surgical Care Plans

This highly popular reference includes plans for drug overdose, Guillain-Barre syndrome, adult respiratory distress syndrome, pulmonary embolism, myocardial infarction, cardiac surgery, anorexia and bulimia, liver failure, major burns, acute renal failure, disseminated intravascular coagulation, AIDS and Alzheimer's disease, DRGs, NANDA-approved nursing diagnoses, JCAHO standards for hospital accreditation, discharge planning, and collaborative nursing and medical activities. Each plan covers DRG data, possible assessment findings, actual and potential patient problems, interventions and rationales, discharge planning guidelines, documentation checklist, and selected references. Plans are grouped by general care needs and by body system disorders.