Nursing care plans : guidelines for individualizing patient care

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Nursing care plans : guidelines for individualizing patient care

Marilynn E. Doenges, Mary Frances Moorhouse, Alice C. Geissler

F.A. Davis, c2000

Ed. 5

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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-- Comprehensive guidelines for nursing care plans encompass total patient needs, including the physical aspect as well as cultural, sexual, nutritional, and psychosocial needs -- Changes through the 13th NANDA conference -- NIC/NOC labels show linkages to nursing diagnoses -- Critical thinking emphasized throughout, promoting thoughtful decision making and better individualization of care -- Includes a variety of care maps to illustrate the use of clinical pathways, differentiate them from care plans, and familiarize students with what they will encounter in the hospital -- Variations for the community and home care settings have been added to accurately reflect today's healthcare environment -- Comprehensive guidelines for nursing care plans encompass total patient needs, including the physical aspect as well as cultural, sexual, nutritional, and psychosocial needs -- All nursing interventions include corresponding scientific rationales, and DRGs are identified with projected length of stay -- New care plan on post-transplant nursing care -- Includes documentation requirements of government regulations and third-party payers and the latest JCAHO and ANA standards -- Care plans list the potential complications (related concerns) associated with various conditions -- The free CD-ROM offers: -- 191 diseases/conditions with hundreds of care plans: 105 medical-surgical; 35 psychiatric; and 51 maternal/newborn -- the capability to print preprinted care plans or customize by printing plans before seeing a patient and having the information available at user's fingertips -- editing options that enable the user to cut, copy, and paste

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