For all undergraduate- and graduate-level courses across the Nursing curriculum, especially clinical courses.
This easy-to-use guide gives students instant access to information needed to write thorough, individualized care plans based on the most recent NANDA-approved nursing diagnoses. Nursing Interventions Classifications (NIC) and Nursing Outcome Classifications (NOC) are incorporated throughout. The guide presents diagnoses associated with medical, surgical, psychiatric, perinatal, and pediatric patient populations. Each Plan of Care includes: definition of nursing diagnosis, defining characteristics, related factors, suggestions for use, suggested alternative diagnoses, expected outcomes and evaluation criteria, NIC/NOC taxonomy, and suggested nursing actions.
Section 1: Introduction
Introduction
Background
Nursing Process in Relation to Nursing Diagnosis
Standards of Care in Relation to Nursing Diagnosis
Case Management and Critical Paths
Case Management
Critical Paths and Managed Care
Components of Nursing Diagnosis Care Plans
Plans of Care
Nursing Diagnosis
Definition
Defining Characteristics
Related Factors
Risk Factors
Suggestions for Use
Suggested Alternative Diagnoses
NOC Outcomes
Goals/Evaluation Criteria
NIC Interventions
Nursing Activities
Clinical Conditions Guide to Nursing Diagnoses and Collaborative Problems
Nursing Diagnoses
Multidisciplinary (Collaborative Problems)
How to Create a Nursing Diagnosis Care Plan
Assessment
Diagnosis
NOC Outcomes
Goals/Evaluation Criteria
Nursing Interventions and Activities
Creating a Critical Path
Section 2: Plans of Care
Plans of Care in Alphabetical Order
Each plan of care contains the following information:
Taxonomy number
Definition
Defining Characteristics
Related Factors
Risk Factors
Suggestions for Use
Suggested Alternative Diagnoses
NOC Outcomes
Goals/Evaluation Criteria (Examples of NOC and Other)
NIC Interventions
Nursing Activities (NIC and Other)
Section 3: Clinical Conditions Guide to Nursing Diagnoses and Collaborative Problems
Medical Conditions
Surgical Conditions
Psychiatric Conditions
Antepartum and Postpartum Conditions
Newborn Conditions
Pediatric Conditions
Bibliography
Appendix A 2007—2008 NANDA International-Approved Nursing Diagnoses Grouped by Gordon¡¯s Functional Health Patterns
Appendix B NANDA International-Approved Nursing Diagnoses (2007—2008),Taxonomy II: Domains, Classes and Diagnoses
Appendix C Selected NANDA International Axis Descriptors
Appendix D Multidisciplinary (Collaborative) Problems Associated with Diseases and Other Physiologic Disorders
Appendix E Multidisciplinary (Collaborative) Problems Associated with Tests and Treatments
Appendix F Multidisciplinary (Collaborative) Problems Associated with Surgical Treatments
Credits
Index