Nursing Catalogue 2016

NEW !

27

Nursing Diagnosis: Application to Clinical Practice, Fifteenth Edition Lynda J. Carpenito, RN, MSN, CRNP 978-1-49634-494-6 • June 2016 • Softbound • 8.375” x 10.875” • 1070 pp • 8 Illus. • 24Tables

Diagnosis

This respected resource offers definitive guidance on key elements of nursing diagnosis, its role in the nursing process, and its application to clinical practice. Section One thoroughly explains the role of nursing diagnosis in the nursing process and in care planning. Section Two offers a comprehensive A-to-Z guide to current nursing diagnoses, including the most recent diagnoses approved by NANDA International. Section Three focuses on collaborative problems. Nursing Interventions Classifications (NIC) and Nursing Outcomes Classifications (NOC) are listed for every NANDA-I diagnosis. Key features such as Author’s Notes and Errors in Diagnostic Statements help the nurse to understand the concept behind the diagnosis, differentiate one diagnosis from another, and avoid diagnostic errors.

Table of Contents Section I: The Focus of Nursing Care Ch.1: Nursing Diagnoses: Issues and Controversies Ch.2: Development of Nursing Diagnosis Ch.3: Types and Components of Nursing Diagnoses Ch.4: Nursing Diagnosis: What It Is, What It Is Not Ch.5: Planning Care with Nursing Diagnosis Ch.6: Eleven Steps to Putting It All Together Section II: Manual of Nursing Diagnoses Part 1: Individual Nursing Diagnoses Part 2: Family / Home Nursing Diagnoses Part 3: Community Nursing Diagnoses Part 4: Health Promotion / Wellness Nursing Diagnoses Section III: Manual of Collaborative Problems Appendix A: Nursing Diagnoses Grouped Under Functional Health Patterns Appendix B: Nursing Admission Data Base Bibliography