Prentice Hall Nursing Diagnosis Handbook

Description

Features

• Gives students additional resources to enhance care planning 

UPDATED NOC Suggested Outcomes - demonstrates ways to use NOC outcomes, outcome indicators, and measuring scales to state patient goals.

UPDATED NIC Interventions - Reflects the continuing work of the Iowa Interventions Project; developed and linked to the NANDA categories by a team using a multimethod process that included the judgments of experts in nursing practice and research.

• Gives students the treatment of choice for the diagnosis.

Inclusion of NIC Nursing Activities - Reflects the Nursing Intervention Classification (NIC) taxonomy.

• Further promotes for students the use of standardized language, illustrating how the NIC activities, as well as the broader NIC interventions, can be used in care planning.  

Organized for Easy Use - The book is divided into three main parts: (1) An introduction to the use of nursing diagnoses; (2) Complete plans of care for each NANDA International nursing diagnosis; and (3) a list of medical, surgical, psychiatric, perinatal, and pediatric conditions, each accompanied by nursing diagnoses and collaborative problems commonly associated with those conditions.

• This organization allows students to begin the care planning process with either a medical condition or a nursing diagnosis. 

Suggestions for Using NANDA International Diagnoses - Clarifies the nursing diagnosis label and offers advice as to their best use.

• Guides students to a better understanding of the nursing diagnosis and gives them confidence in their care planning activities.  

Organization of Defining Characteristics - These cues have been alphabetized and categorized as subjective or objective.

Easy to Individualize - Allows nurses to select specific content according the patient's condition and situation.

• Gives students related factors or risk factors that make it easy to individualize the care plan.

Assessment, Teaching, and Collaborative Nursing Activities

• Aids instructors in locating a particular activity and helps assure that students consider each type of activity.

Critical Paths - Contains an up-to-date discussion of and a format for a multidisciplinary care plan.

• Provides students with options for care planning.

Care Planning Checklist

• Provides students with assistance in evaluating the finished care plan for completeness and suitability.

New to this Edition

The new edition has been expanded to include:

• UPDATED - All nursing diagnoses approved by the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA International) for 2007-2008
• NEW! Linkages to current Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) and Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) research-based outcomes and interventions.
• NEW! Content for Home Care, Infants and Children, and For Older Adults as appropriate for the diagnosis. 
• UPDATED NOC Suggested Outcomes - demonstrates ways to use NOC outcomes, outcome indicators, and measuring scales to state patient goals.
• UPDATED NIC Interventions - Reflects the continuing work of the Iowa Interventions Project; developed and linked to the NANDA categories by a team using a multimethod process that included the judgments of experts in nursing practice and research. 
• Updated references throughout the book

Table of Contents

Introduction

Background

Nursing Process in Relation to Nursing Diagnosis    

Standards of Care in Relation to Nursing Diagnosis

    Case Management and Critical Paths

    Case Management

    Critical Paths and Managed Care

Components of Nursing Diagnosis Care Plans

Plans of Care

    Nursing Diagnosis

    Definition

    Defining Characteristics

    Related Factors

    Risk Factors

    Suggestions for Use

    Suggested Alternative Diagnoses

    NOC Outcomes

    Goals/Evaluation Criteria

    NIC Interventions 

    Nursing Activities  

Clinical Conditions Guide to Nursing Diagnoses and Collaborative Problems

    Nursing Diagnoses 

    Multidisciplinary (Collaborative Problems) 

How to Create a Nursing Diagnosis Care Plan 

Assessment

Diagnosis

NOC Outcomes

Goals/Evaluation Criteria

Nursing Interventions and Activities

Creating a Critical Path

Section 2:  Plans of Care

Plans of Care in Alphabetical Order

Each plan of care contains the following information:

    Taxonomy number

    Definition

    Defining Characteristics

    Related Factors

    Risk Factors

    Suggestions for Use

    Suggested Alternative Diagnoses

    NOC Outcomes

    Goals/Evaluation Criteria (Examples of NOC and Other)

    NIC Interventions

    Nursing Activities (NIC and Other)

Section 3:  Clinical Conditions Guide to Nursing Diagnoses and Collaborative Problems 

Medical Conditions

Surgical Conditions

Psychiatric Conditions

Antepartum and Postpartum Conditions

Newborn Conditions

Pediatric Conditions

Bibliography

Appendix A 2007-2008 NANDA International-Approved Nursing Diagnoses Grouped by Gordon's Functional Health Patterns

Appendix B NANDA International-Approved Nursing Diagnoses (2007-2008),Taxonomy II: Domains, Classes and Diagnoses

Appendix C Selected NANDA International Axis Descriptors

Appendix D Multidisciplinary (Collaborative) Problems Associated with Diseases and Other Physiologic Disorders

Appendix E Multidisciplinary (Collaborative) Problems Associated with Tests and Treatments   

Appendix F Multidisciplinary (Collaborative) Problems Associated with Surgical Treatments

Credits

Index 

Back Cover

Clear and concise, this easy-to-use reference is designed to provide instant access to information necessary for development of thorough, individualized care plans.

Divided into two parts:

Part I is an alphabetized list of Plans of Care

Part II is a Clinical Conditions guide to Nursing Diagnoses and Collaborative Problems

• Includes 2007-2008 NANDA approved nursing diagnoses.
• Updated nursing activities reflecting the Nursing Intervention Classification (NIC) taxonomy.
• Updated Nursing Outcome Classification (NOC) taxonomy. Suggested outcomes are listed and defined for each diagnosis, demonstrating ways to use NOC outcomes, outcome indicators, and measuring scales.
• New! Content for Home Care, Infants and Children, and For Older Adults as appropriate for the diagnosis.
• Expanded references and evidence-based nursing activities.
• Suggestions for Use sections help clarify the nursing diagnosis labels and offer advice as to their best use.
• Perforated Care Planning Checklist is a convenient reference to evaluate quality of care plans as they are developed.