Nursing diagnosis : application to clinical practice / Lynda Jjuall Carpenito - Moyet

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Development of Nursing Diagnosis -- Types and Components of Nursing Diagnoses -- Nursing Diagnosis: What It Is, What It Is Not -- Nursing Diagnoses: Assessment and Diagnosis -- Planning Care With Nursing Diagnosis -- Ten Steps to Putting It All Together -- Nursing Diagnoses: Issues and Controversies -- Manual of Nursing Diagnoses -- Manual of Collaborative Problems --

"This practical and respected resource presents the essentials of accurate diagnosis, applications, assessment, interventions and rationales, and goals - all in accordance with the latest NANDA guidelines. This informative resource will show you how to relate assessment data to nursing diagnoses, tailor diagnoses to special cases, differentiate nursing diagnosis from medical diagnosis, initiate appropriate nursing interventions, and develop effective care plans! Now with NIC/NOC material, this book will keep you focused on the appropriate goals and interventions associated with each diagnosis."--Jacket