For nursing professionals and students striving for excellence in patient care, the Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: An Evidence-Based Guide to Planning Care, 11th Edition stands as an indispensable resource. This meticulously updated handbook provides comprehensive support in selecting accurate nursing diagnoses and crafting effective care plans with both confidence and precision.
This essential guide expertly bridges the gap between nursing diagnoses and client-specific information. It empowers you to correlate diagnoses with crucial data points gathered from patient assessments, pre-existing medical or psychiatric conditions, and current treatment strategies. Completely revised to reflect the most recent 2015-2017 NANDA-I approved nursing diagnoses, this eleventh edition seamlessly integrates the NIC and NOC taxonomies, evidence-based nursing interventions, and vital considerations for diverse patient populations, including adult, pediatric, geriatric, multicultural, and home care settings. Furthermore, it prioritizes client/family teaching and discharge planning, ensuring well-rounded and individualized care plans.
Comprehensive and Up-to-Date Diagnostic Information
Staying current with the latest advancements in nursing practice is paramount. This handbook delivers:
- Complete 2015-2017 NANDA-I Nursing Diagnoses: Ensure you are working with the most current and officially recognized diagnostic terminology.
- Care Plans for Every NANDA-I Diagnosis: Access ready-to-use care plans for every NANDA-I approved diagnosis, streamlining your care planning process.
- Unique Care Plans for Specific Conditions: Benefit from specialized care plans tailored to address unique challenges such as Hearing Loss and Vision Loss, going beyond standard diagnoses.
- Latest NIC/NOC, Interventions, and Rationales: Every care plan is enriched with the most up-to-date Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) and Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC), along with evidence-based rationales for interventions.
Key Features for Effective Care Planning
This handbook is designed to be a practical and user-friendly tool in your daily practice:
- Guidance for Diverse Patient Populations: Incorporate essential considerations for pediatric, geriatric, multicultural, and home care settings directly into your plans of care.
- Client/Family Teaching and Discharge Planning: Integrate crucial teaching points and discharge planning steps to promote patient recovery and well-being beyond the immediate care setting.
- Safety Interventions: Prioritize patient safety with integrated safety interventions highlighted within each care plan.
- Evidence-Based Interventions and Rationales: Confidently implement interventions backed by recent and classic research, fostering evidence-based practice.
- Concise and Clear Interventions: Quickly grasp and apply interventions with clear, succinct descriptions, typically just a sentence or two in length.
- Step-by-Step Guide to Care Plan Creation: Learn to navigate the handbook effectively with step-by-step instructions for utilizing the Guide to Nursing Diagnoses and Guide to Planning Care sections, enabling the creation of truly individualized plans.
Enhanced Learning and Practice Resources
Beyond the core content, the handbook provides valuable resources to enhance learning and practical application:
- Care Plan Constructor (Evolve Website): Gain hands-on experience in creating customized care plans with the interactive Care Plan Constructor available on the companion Evolve website.
- 150 NCLEX Exam-Style Review Questions (Evolve Website): Prepare for your NCLEX exam with 150 review questions accessible through the Evolve platform.
- Expanded Content on Key Nursing Concepts: Deepen your understanding with expanded information on concept-based nursing and major nursing theories, crucial for clinical success.
- New Content on QSEN, Safety, and Risk for Infection: Stay informed on critical contemporary topics including Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN), patient safety, and infection risk management.
- In-Depth Coverage of Wellness and Primary Prevention: Emphasize health promotion and preventative care with new, in-depth coverage of wellness and primary prevention strategies.
- Valuable Appendices: Access readily available valuable information conveniently located in the appendices.
User-Friendly Design for Efficient Use
The handbook is structured for quick and easy navigation:
- List of Nursing Diagnosis Index: Quickly locate specific diagnoses using the index conveniently placed on the back inside cover.
- Three-Column Index: Effortlessly navigate the comprehensive index with its user-friendly three-column format.
- Easy-to-Follow Sections I and II: Master the nursing process and diagnosis selection with clearly structured and easy-to-understand Sections I and II.
- Alphabetical Thumb Tabs: Rapidly access specific symptoms and nursing diagnoses using alphabetical thumb tabs for efficient lookup.
The Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: An Evidence-Based Guide to Planning Care, 11th Edition is an essential tool for any nurse or nursing student dedicated to providing evidence-based, patient-centered care. Its comprehensive content, practical features, and enhanced learning resources make it the definitive guide for mastering nursing diagnoses and care plan development.
