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NURSING Assessment & Diagnosis

Sparks & Taylor’s Nursing Diagnosis Pocket Guide Third Edition By Linda Lee Phelps, DNP, RN DESCRIPTION Sparks and Taylor’s Nursing Diagnosis Pocket Guide, Third Edition , by Dr. Linda Phelps, offers a quick guide to clearly written, authoritative care plans covering the entire life span and helping to meet patients’ health care needs. A consistent, easy to use, four color design makes accessing information and designing care plans quicker and simpler. With its easy-to carry size, this guide is the perfect addition to the classroom and the clinical setting. Sparks and Taylors Nursing Diagnosis Pocket Guide thor- oughly integrates the nursing process, 2015-2017 NANDA-I diagnoses and standards, the Nursing Interventions Classifica-

tion (NIC) and Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) labels.  The guide is organized using a unique assessment framework based on the NNN Taxonomy of Nursing Practice: A Common Unify- ing Structure for Nursing Language (Dochterman & Jones, 2003) and the intervention terms from the International Classification for Nursing Practice (INCP Version 1; International Council of Nurses, 2005).  This framework provides a comprehensive yet easy-to-use format for writing care plans for clients. FEATURES ▶ ▶ Updated Diagnosis and Care Plans based on NANDA-I 2015-2017 diagnosis  ▶ ▶ NIC and NOC Suggested Interventions & Outcomes  ▶ ▶ Includes a generic care plan for each diagnosis ; designed for quick reference and portability   ▶ ▶ Index Organized alphabetically for ease of navigation and effective use   ▶ ▶ Full color design with consistent, easy to use care plan design that is easy to navigate and use ▶ ▶ 3 Appendices: Assessment Parameters, Taxonomy of Nursing Practice and Action Intervention Types.

Note to Booksellers: The previous edition published in April, 2013. (ISBN: 978-1-4511-8746-5)

Softbound / ISBN: 978-1-4963-4785-5 / (US$43.99 / £29.50 / €34.00) Worldwide Approx. 688 pp. / Approx. 3 Tables / 4.25 x 7.125 / February 2017

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