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Nursing Care Planning and Nursing Diagnoses
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Nursing Care Plans: Guidelines for Individualizing Client Care Across the Life Span, 8th Edition

By Marilynn E. Doenges, APRN, BC-retired, Adjunct faculty Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences, CU-Springs Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Mary Frances Moorhouse, RN, MSN, CRRN, LNC, Nurse Consultant, TNT-RN Enterprises, Adjunct faculty, Pikes Peak Community College, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Alice C. Murr, RN, BSN, LNC, Retired, Collins, Mississippi.

ISBN-13: 978-0-8036-2210-4
ISBN-10: 0-8036-2210-4

992 pp. 20 ill. Soft cover.  ©2009  Available now. $49.95

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Online at Davis’s Nursing Diagnosis and Care Planning Resource Center
NEW! A searchable database with 800 diagnoses/disorders plus a wealth of clinical tools and valuable information, including an Interactive Assessment Tool • Printable Care Plan Template  • Concept Map Generator • and much more.

Bonus CD-ROM packaged with every book featuring…164 care plans, including 79 Medical Surgical from the text, 50 Maternity and 36 Psych/Mental Health care plans, as well as pediatric considerations • Index of the top 500 medical conditions and their associated nursing diagnosesElectronic assessment tool with email and print functionality.

More than just a book of Med-Surg care plans thoroughly revised and updated, this all-in-one resource continues to provide the step-by-step guidance readers need to develop individualized plans of care, while also honing their critical thinking and analytical skills. Over 164 care plans reflect the latest NANDA diagnoses and terminology.

The accompanying bonus CD-ROM features all Medical- Surgical Care plans from the text, plus 50 Maternity and 36 Psych/Mental Health care plans as well as Pediatric Considerations. They’re printable and customizable to suit your patient’s plan of care.

Whats New?
  • New and revised diagnoses from the 18th NANDA Conference (2009-2010).
  • Enhanced design for easier reference.
  • Client assessment database for each medical condition, redesigned for quick review and retrieval of information.
  • Diagnostic studies with explanations of the reason for the test and what the results mean in each care plan.
  • Glossary at the beginning to each chapter to assist students in using medical terminology.
  • Care plans addressing acutely ill patients.
  • The latest NANDA diagnoses as well as the most current NANDA terminology.
  • New and revised interventions.
  • Consistent use of drug classifications.

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Key Features
  • Presents diagnoses by priority.
  • Contains comprehensive rationales for every intervention.
  • Includes index of Nursing Diagnoses with page numbers.
  • Covers complementary therapies.
  • Focuses on individualized care for client across the lifespan.
  • Applies the body system approach to care planning.
  • Provides guidelines that cover total patient needs—physical, cultural, sexual, nutritional, and psychosocial.
  • Shows what to expect in the hospital and community-based settings.
  • Explains how to document for government regulations and third-party payers.
  • Identifies discharge plan considerations.

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Table of Contents
 

Introduction
1.  Issues and Trends in Medical/Surgical Nursing
2.  The Nursing Process: Planning Care with Nursing Diagnoses
3.  Critical Thinking: Adaptation of Theory to Practice
4.  Cardiovascular Disorders
5.  Respiratory Disorders
6.  Neurological/Sensory Disorders
7.  Gastrointestinal Disorders
8.  Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders
9.  Blood/Blood-Forming Organ Disorders
10.  Renal and Urinary Tract Disorders
11.  Women's Reproductive Disorders
12.  Orthopedic Disorders
13.  Integumentary Disorders
14.  Systemic Infections and Immunological Disorders
15.  General Concerns
Bibliography
Index of Nursing Diagnoses
Index


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