Nursing Diagnosis: Application to Clinical Practice, 14e

By: Carpenito
ISBN: 978-1-60831-109-5
Pub Date: July 2012
Price: $61.95

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.

Features:

Author's Notes provide insight on various diagnoses based on the author’s years of experience.
Errors in Diagnostic Statements highlight specific concepts behind the diagnosis to differentiate one diagnosis from another to avoid errors.
Nursing Interventions Classifications (NIC) and Nursing Outcomes Classifications (NOC) are listed with every NANDA-I diagnosis to assist you in creating effective plans for care.
Goals are included to help you relate nursing interventions to desired outcomes and provide concrete, measurable client and family behaviors to evaluate the effectiveness of nursing interventions.
Key Concepts and Interventions are grouped according to specific population--older adult, child, maternal, and transcultural--to help clarify the differences between the client groups.
Section 3: Manual of Collaborative Problems shows how to integrate nursing care and diagnosis with the efforts of other healthcare professionals for optimum care of the client.
Nursing Diagnosis Index provides at-a-glance reference to find diagnoses alphabetically.
Appendix A lists diagnoses grouped by Functional Health Patterns.

Handbook of Nursing Diagnosis, 14e

By: Carpenito
ISBN: 978-1-60831-110-1
Pub Date: July 2012
Price: $46.95

The ideal quick reference, this handbook offers practical guidance on nursing diagnoses and associated care. Sections cover Nursing Diagnoses, Health Promotion/Wellness Nursing Diagnoses, and Diagnostic Clusters—medical conditions with relevant collaborative problems and nursing diagnoses. The newest nursing diagnoses approved by NANDA International for 2012–2014 are included.

Features:

Nursing Diagnoses include the newest diagnoses approved by NANDA International for 2012–2014.
Author's Notes and Carp’s Cues provide insight on diagnoses based on the author’s valuable experience.
Nursing Interventions Classifications (NIC) and Nursing Outcomes Classifications (NOC) are listed with every NANDA-I diagnosis to assist you in creating effective plans for care.
Goals relate nursing interventions to the desired outcomes and help you evaluate the effectiveness of nursing interventions.
Population-Specific Interventions address nursing care for pediatric, maternal, geriatric, and transcultural groups.
Diagnostic Clusters identify relevant collaborative problems and nursing diagnoses when caring for clients with common medical conditions.
A Quick-Reference Card groups nursing diagnoses by Functional Health Patterns for easy reference.

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