Nursing care plans : nursing diagnosis and intervention / edited by Meg Gulanick and Judith L. Myers

Includes index.

Using nursing care plans to individualize and improve care -- Nursing diagnosis care plans -- Cardiac and vascular care plans -- Pulmonary care plans -- Neurological care plans -- Gastrointestinal and digestive care plans -- Musculoskeletal care plans -- Hematolymphatic, immunological, and oncological care plans -- Renal and urinary tract care plans -- Men's health care plans -- Women's health care plans -- Endocrine and metabolic care plans -- Integumentary care plans -- Psychosocial care plans --

"Reflecting the most current clinical practice and professional standards, Nursing Care Plans: Nursing Diagnosis and Intervention has been revised and updated to make it more comprehensive and practical than ever. Care plans are presented in an easy-to-use, reader-friendly format with comprehensive rationales, NIC interventions, and NOC outcomes." "The book is divided into two main sections. The first section is a collection of nursing diagnosis care plans. The nursing diagnosis care plans provide the building blocks for creating customized care plans tailored to each patient's unique nursing diagnoses." "The second section is a library of disease/disorder care plans. These disorder care plans serve as models of care planning for the most common medical diagnoses, medical procedures, and psychosocial conditions seen in nursing practice. It's like having two books in one!" "With Nursing Care Plans: Nursing Diagnosis and Intervention, 6th Edition, you'll get ... : The most extensive array of care plans of any nursing care planning book-62 nursing diagnosis care plans and 121 disease/disorder care plans-for a total of 183 care plans! 18 additional care plans on the companion Evolve website. A concise introductory chapter that orients you to the use of nursing care plans to individualize and improve care, including the components of nursing care plans and an introduction to the NIC and NOC classification systems. A Nursing Diagnosis Care Plans chapter that includes detailed care plans for every major nursing diagnosis. Separate chapters with the care plans for each body system and selected psychosocial conditions. Expanded rationales throughout, so you fully understand the "why" behind each intervention. 2005-2006 NANDA International Taxonomy II diagnoses throughout, with an alphabetical list of NANDA-approved diagnoses inside the back cover. An Online Care Plans Constructor that enables you to custom-build care plans using preloaded nursing diagnosis care plans and provides the flexibility to add diagnoses and interventions that you select. Nursing Care Plans: Nursing Diagnosis and Intervention, 6th Edition, is your source for the most current and comprehensive collection of care plans available! Book jacket."--Jacket