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.

First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.

Addresses nursing diagnoses and their specific use within the nursing process as applied to clinical practice. The book focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of client situations that a nurse can treat independently and differentiates nursing diagnoses from other clinical problems.