UPC: 9781496353696 | Handbook of Nursing Diagnosis : Application to Clinical Practice (Edition 15) (Paperback)

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Publisher s Note: Products purchased from 3rd Party sellers are not guaranteed by the Publisher for quality authenticity or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Prepare your students to effectively apply nursing diagnosis to clinical practice. Reflecting the challenges of ongoing rapid change in the nursing profession this 15th edition of Lynda Carpenito s respected resource offers definitive guidance on nursing diagnosis its role in the nursing process and its application to clinical practice. Nursing diagnoses define the science and art of nursing; this vital book gives nurses-in-training the information they need for creative clinical nursing practice from assessment criteria to specific interventions Highlights of the 15th Edition: A comprehensive A-to-Z guide to current nursing diagnoses includes the most recent diagnoses approved by NANDA International. Nursing Interventions Classifications (NIC) and Nursing Outcomes Classifications (NOC) are listed for every NANDA-I diagnosis; NANDA-I diagnoses have been updated. Author s Notes and Errors in Diagnostic Statements help students understand the concept behind the diagnosis differentiate one diagnosis from another and avoid diagnostic errors. Carp s Cues appear throughout and consist of notes from the author to emphasize a certain principle of care a controversial issue or an ethical challenge. Key Concepts and Interventions are grouped by specific population–older adult child maternal and transcultural–to help clarify the differences between the client groups. Section 3: Manual of Collaborative Problems shows how to integrate nursing care and diagnosis with the efforts of other healthcare professionals for optimum care of the client. A Nursing Diagnosis Index provides an at-a-glance alphabetical reference that makes finding diagnoses quick and easy. Publisher s Note: Products purchased from 3rd Party sellers are not guaranteed by the Publisher for quality authenticity or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Carpenito s Handbook of Nursing Diagnosis is the ideal quick reference for Nursing Diagnosis information. This handbook offers practical guidance on nursing diagnoses and associated care. Compared to Carpenito s textbook the handbook is a quick-reference type scope of content easy for students to use while in clinical in the classroom or simulation lab. From goals to specific interventions Handbook of Nursing Diagnosis focuses on nursing. It provides a condensed organized outline of clinical nursing practice designed to communicate creative clinical nursing. It is not meant to replace nursing textbooks but rather to provide nurses who work in a variety of settings with the information they need without requiring a time-consuming review of the literature. It will assist students in transferring their theoretical knowledge to clinical practice. This title is intended for nursing students to use through their curriculum. The 15th edition is organized in three sections. Section 1 provides an alphabetical reference to nursing diagnoses including NANDA-I definition and Section 2 focuses organizes all the health promotion/wellness nursing diagnoses for individuals. Under each diagnosis Author s Notes will elaborate on the clinical usefulness of the diagnosis. Additional foundational knowledge is included in each diagnosis: NANDA-I definition Defining characteristics (physiologic emotional and cognitive) Related factors including pathophysiologic treatment related and situational (personal and environmental) Maturational: infant/child adolescent adult and older adult Errors in Diagnostic Statements Key Concepts & General Considerations Special Population Consideration (Pediatric Maternal Geriatric and Transcultural) Focused Assessment Criteria Goals (NIC/NOC) with Rationale Interventions for Special Population Lastly section 3 covers Diagnostic Clusters which presents medical conditions with associated collaborative problems and nursing diagnoses designed for easy reference in the clinical setting. The handbook differs from the main textbook because it doesn t go into the foundation for understanding nursing diagnoses including care planning and concept mapping. The handbook only covers the NANDA-I diagnoses and collaborative problems.