Nursing Care Planning Made Incredibly Easy,2nd Edition

This resource offers definitive guidance on key elements of nursing diagnosis,its role in the nursingprocess,and its application to clinical practice.

Section 1 thoroughly explains the role of nursing diagnosis in the nursing process and in care planning.
Section2 offersa comprehensive A-to-Z guide to current nursing diagnoses,including the most recent diagnoses approved by NANDA International.
Section3 focuses on collaborative problems and shows how to integrate nursing care and diagnosis with the efforts of other healthcare professionals for optimum care of the client

Nursing Interventions Classifications (NIC) and Nursing Outcomes Classifications (NOC) are listed for every NANDA-I diagnosis. Key features such as Author's Notes and Errors in Diagnostic Statements help the nurse to understand the concept behind the diagnosis,differentiate one diagnosis from another,and avoid diagnostic errors.

Key Features Include:

• Errors in Diagnostic Statements highlight specific concepts behind the diagnosis to differentiate one diagnosis from another to avoid errors.
• Goals are included to help you relate nursing interventions to desired outcomes and provide concrete,measurable client and family behaviors to evaluate the effectiveness of nursing interventions.
• Key Concepts and Interventions are grouped according to specific population--older adult,child,maternal,and transcultural--to help clarify the differences between the client groups.
• Nursing Diagnosis Index provides at-a-glance reference to find diagnoses alphabetically.
• Appendix Alists diagnoses grouped by Functional Health Patterns