F.A. Davis Company

Here is the step-by-step resource you will turn to—again and again—to select the appropriate diagnosis and develop accurate care plans. It also includes an alphabetical listing of all NANDA approved nursing diagnoses. Only in Doenges’ Manual will you find for each diagnosis…defining characteristics presented subjectively and objectively, sample clinical applications to ensure you have selected the appropriate diagnoses, prioritized action/interventions with rationales, a documentation section, and much more! Plus the Health Conditions section includes over 800 diseases/disorders with associated diagnoses presented by priority! And, Davis’s Nursing Diagnosis and Care Planning Resource Center online features a searchable database with 800 diagnoses plus a wealth of clinical tools and valuable information.

• Consistent presentation of diagnoses, including definition • related/risk factors • defining characteristics (subjective and objective) • sample clinical application • desired outcome/evaluation criteria • action/interventions by priority with rationales • documentation focus.
• NIC and NOC linkages with each diagnosis.
• Unique presentation of action/invention by priority with icons for cultural • collaborative • diagnostic studies • medications • community/home health • pediatric/geriatric/lifespan.
• Assessment tools to help you select the appropriate diagnosis.
• Detailed documentation Section emphasizes the importance of what and why you document.
• Superb introductory chapters, including The Nursing Process, Concept Mapping, and more.
• Final chapter with almost 800 diseases and disorders which reflect all specialty areas and present associated nursing diagnoses written as client problem/need statements.

The Nursing Process: The Foundation of Quality Client Care
The Language of Nursing: NANDA, NIC, NOC, and Other Nursing Languages
The Assessment Process: Developing the Client Database
Concept Mapping to Create and Document the Plan of Care
Nursing Diagnoses in Alphabetical Order
Health Conditions and Client Concerns with Associated Nursing Diagnoses
Appendix
Definitions of Taxonomy II Axes

• 21 new and eight revised NANDA diagnoses.
• 100 new interventions.