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Diagnosis
NursingDiagnosis:ApplicationtoClinicalPractice,
FourteenthEdition
Lynda J. Carpenito, RN,MSN, CRNP
978-1-60831-109-5 • July2012 • Softbound •8.375” x10.875” • 1016pp •8 Illus. •24Tables
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 thenursingprocessand incareplanning.SectionTwooffers
a comprehensiveA-to-Z guide to current nursing diagnoses, including
themost recent diagnoses approved byNANDA International. Section
Three focuses on collaborative problems. Nursing Interventions
Classifications (NIC) andNursingOutcomesClassifications (NOC) are
listed foreveryNANDA-Idiagnosis.Key featuressuchasAuthor’sNotes
and Errors inDiagnostic Statements help the nurse to understand the
concept behind thediagnosis, differentiateonediagnosis fromanother,
andavoiddiagnostic errors.
Features
•
Errors inDiagnosticStatements
highlight specific concepts behind
thediagnosis todifferentiateonediagnosis fromanother toavoid
errors.
•
Author’sNotes
provide insightonvariousdiagnoses basedon
Carpenito-Moyet’smore than twentyyearsof experience.
•
Nursing InterventionsClassifications (NIC)
and
Nursing
OutcomesClassifications (NOC)
are listedwitheveryNANDA
diagnosis toassist you in creatingeffectiveplans for care.
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SectionThree:ManualofCollaborativeProblems
shows how
to integratenursing careanddiagnosiswith theeffortsof other
healthcareprofessionals foroptimum careof the client.
•
KeyConcepts
and
Interventions
aregroupedaccording to specific
populationolder adult, child,maternal, and transcultural tohelp
clarify thedifferences between the clients group.
•
Goals
are included tohelpyou relatenursing interventions
todesiredoutcomes andprovide concrete,measurable client
and familybehaviors toevaluate theeffectivenessof nursing
interventions.
•
NursingDiagnosis Index
provides at aglance reference to key
information.
Table of Contents
Section I:
TheFocusofNursingCare
Ch.1:NursingDiagnoses: Issues and
Controversies
Ch.2:Development ofNursingDiagnosis
Ch.3:Types andComponents ofNursing
Diagnoses
Ch.4:NursingDiagnosis:What It Is,What
It IsNot
Ch.5: PlanningCarewithNursingDiagnosis
Ch.6: Eleven Steps toPutting It AllTogether
Section II:
Manual ofNursing
Diagnoses
Part 1: IndividualNursingDiagnoses
Part 2: Family /HomeNursingDiagnoses
Part 3: CommunityNursingDiagnoses
Part 4:HealthPromotion /WellnessNursing
Diagnoses
Section III:
Manual ofCollaborative
Problems
AppendixA:
NursingDiagnoses
GroupedUnder FunctionalHealth
Patterns
AppendixB:
NursingAdmission
DataBase
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