Get clear on nursing care planning and map the way to positive
outcomes--in the classroom and in clinical practice--with the thoroughly
updated Nursing Care Planning Made Incredibly Easy!(R), 3rd Edition.
Learn step-by-step how to build a concept map, develop a nursing
diagnosis, and choose realistic outcomes and individualized
interventions. This nursing guide leads you expertly through the care
plan process, backed by the Made Incredibly Easy series' trademark
humor, plentiful illustrations, and down-to-earth explanations.
Master the concepts and process of care planning ...
- NEW and updated guidance on following the evidence-based
standards of North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA)
diagnoses, and Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) and Nursing
Interventions Classification (NIC) guidelines
- Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC), and Nursing Interventions
Classification (NIC) guidelines
- NEW full-color design--dozens of illustrations and diagrams that
outline the process of concept mapping, diagramming, and intervention
planning
- NEW guidance on creating electronic plans--online access to 166
customizable care plans covering every nursing specialty, including
new plans for gastric bypass, preterm labor, and cerebral palsy, plus
examples of handwritten care plans
- NEW Nurse Joy and Jake offer practical advice throughout
- Breaks down the process of creating individualized care plans into
easy-to-follow segments
- Guides nursing students and new nurses into the critical thinking
and planning skills needed to choose appropriate, effective treatments
and interventions
- Case study exercises and clinical tips to help you integrate care
plan concepts and evidence-based standards with real-life situations
- Part I discusses NANDA-I, NOC, and NIC --covers assessment,
nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation, and
integrating the concepts
- Part II integrates major nursing diagnoses with common medical
diagnoses --addresses medical-surgical, maternal-neonatal, pediatric,
and psychiatric diagnoses
- Chapter features include:
- Just the facts --quick summary of chapter content
- Under construction --sample concept maps and care plan
components, with tips for creating individualized care plans
- On the case --visual, step-by-step instruction applied to
real-life patient care scenarios
- Weighing the evidence --the latest evidence-based standards of
care, demonstrated in sample care plans
- Teacher knowsbest --helpful tips and reminders to help
you apply what you are learning
- Memory jogger --techniques for remembering vital content
