Organized to meet the needs of both beginner and expert diagnosticians. This text contains all major Diagnoses listed by the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA). These are standard diagnoses that are meant to create a standard plan of care for patients with any range of ailments. Sample admission assessment guides are included for the family, community, and individual (adults, infants, young children, and critical care clients). Also included are sections on how diagnoses can be used to guide questions and observations beyond the basic assessment and how to use diagnostic categories in other clinical activities.

Manual of Nursing Diagnosis, Thirteenth Edition outlines all the major and most recent diagnoses listed by the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA) in order to help nurses create care plans for patients with any range of ailments. Updated and organized to meet the needs of both novices and expert diagnosticians, it includes sample admission assessment guides for the family, community, and individual. Manual of Nursing Diagnosis, Thirteenth Edition is and easy to use quick reference the shows nurses how to use diagnoses to guide questions and observations beyond the basic assessment. In addition, it helps nurses use diagnostic categories in other clinical activities, including critical paths and quality improvement. New to this edition are the latest NANDA changes, including: 21 new nursing diagnoses 9 revised nursing diagnoses 6 retired nursing diagnoses. --Publisher description.

This practical guide for the nursing student and practicing nurses contains more than 120 common procedural guidelines with rational and step-by-step descriptions.

This text contains all the major Diagnoses listed by the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA)—standard diagnoses that are meant to create a standard plan of care for patients with any range of ailments. The Twelfth Edition of the Manual of Nursing Diagnosis is updated and organized to meet the needs of both novices and expert diagnosticians. Sample admission assessment guides are included for the family, community, and individual (adults, infants, young children, and critical care clients). Sections on how diagnoses can be used to guide questions and observations beyond the basic assessment and how to use diagnostic categories in other clinical activities (for example, critical paths, quality improvement) provide a quick reference.