Creating effective nursing care plans is a cornerstone of excellent patient care. The Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: An Evidence-Based Guide to Planning Care, Paperback, 13th Edition is your essential resource for mastering this critical skill. Selected as a Doody’s Core Title® for 2024 with an “Essential Purchase” designation in Diagnosis/Assessment, this handbook provides a clear, step-by-step system to guide you through the entire process – from initial client assessment to formulating precise nursing diagnoses and developing comprehensive care plans.
This handbook simplifies the complexities of care planning with its user-friendly, three-step approach. Whether you are a nursing student just starting your clinical journey or a seasoned healthcare professional, this guide empowers you to confidently create individualized care plans. It allows you to quickly access nursing diagnoses and corresponding care plans for over 1450 client symptoms, drawing upon the standardized languages of NIC (Nursing Interventions Classification) and NOC (Nursing Outcomes Classification) to ensure best practices.
Edited by renowned nursing educators Mary Beth Flynn Makic and Marina Reyna Martinez-Kratz, this trusted reference consolidates everything you need to write thorough and effective nursing care plans into a single, accessible volume.
Key Features to Enhance Your Care Planning Expertise:
- Streamlined Nursing Process: Sections I and II offer a clear pathway through the nursing process, making the selection of appropriate nursing diagnoses straightforward and efficient.
- Step-by-Step Guidance: Detailed instructions guide you through the Guide to Nursing Diagnoses and Guide to Planning Care sections, enabling you to develop truly personalized care plans tailored to each patient’s unique needs.
- Comprehensive Care Plans: Uniquely provides complete care plans for every NANDA-International© (NANDA-I©) approved nursing diagnosis, saving you time and ensuring accuracy.
- Valuable Online Resources: Access the Evolve website for practical tools including care plan templates, insightful case studies, and review questions to reinforce your learning and application.
- Evidence-Based Practice: Interventions and rationales are grounded in solid research, with studies and references provided to support the use of each intervention, promoting evidence-based nursing practice.
- NIC Interventions and NOC Outcomes: Each care plan includes examples and suggested NIC interventions and NOC outcomes, facilitating standardized and measurable care.
- Prioritizing Patient Safety and Quality: Dedicated content emphasizes crucial considerations for safe patient care, incorporating QSEN content in Section I to underscore quality and safety principles.
- Holistic Care Considerations: Addresses diverse patient populations with pediatric, geriatric, multicultural, and home care interventions integrated throughout the care plans where relevant.
- Quick Diagnosis Reference: An Index of NANDA-I© Diagnoses on the inside back cover provides immediate access to page numbers for fast look-up.
- Efficient Navigation: Alphabetical thumb tabs allow for rapid access to specific symptoms and nursing diagnoses, saving valuable time in clinical settings.
Stay Up-to-Date with the Latest in Nursing Diagnoses:
- Fully Updated Content: Reflects the most current 2021-2023 NANDA-I© approved nursing diagnoses, ensuring you are working with the latest standards and terminology.
- Incorporates 2021-2023 NANDA-I Updates: Includes new, revised, and retired diagnoses, keeping you informed of the evolving landscape of nursing diagnoses.
- Consistent with Current NANDA-I: Updated nursing diagnoses now include class and domain information, aligning with the latest NANDA-I framework for enhanced clarity and precision.
The Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: An Evidence-Based Guide to Planning Care, Paperback, 13th Edition is more than just a handbook; it’s your indispensable companion for developing expertise in nursing care planning and delivering the highest quality patient care. Invest in your nursing career and ensure you have the best resource at your fingertips.
