Nursing Care Plans: Diagnoses, Interventions, and Outcomes (8th Edition) – PDF

The 8th edition of the highly popular nursing care planning book, Nursing Care Plans: Diagnoses, Interventions, and Outcomes, provides an exhaustive discussion of the most common medical-surgical nursing diagnoses and clinical problems seen in adults. With over 200 care plans, the book uses the latest evidence and best practice guidelines to present 147 disorder-specific and health management nursing care plans and 70 nursing diagnosis care plans. Written by nursing experts Judith Myers and Meg Gulanick, this reference does double duty as 2 books in 1.

The new edition includes two new chapters and thirteen new care plans. These care plans cover health promotion, risk factor management, and basic nursing concepts for multiple body systems. The book has icons that allow you to differentiate between independent and collaborative nursing interventions. Enhanced rationales include a detailed explanation of nursing interventions to help you understand what a nurse does and why. The updated NANDA-I taxonomy keeps you current with the latest NANDA-I nursing diagnoses, related factors, and defining characteristics from 2012-2014. The care plans also comply with the latest US National Patient Safety Goals and other evidence-based national treatment guidelines.

The Evolve companion website has resources for nursing students and includes 36 care plans from the book, which include 5 nursing diagnosis care plans and 31 disorders care plans. The book is prioritized to organize care plans from actual to risk diagnoses, from general to specific interventions, and from independent to collaborative interventions. With the book, you can create your own personalized care plans for patients.

The nursing diagnosis care plans format includes a definition and explanation of the diagnosis, related factors, defining characteristics, expected outcomes, related NOC outcomes, and NIC interventions, ongoing assessment, therapeutic interventions, and education/continuity of care. On the other hand, the disorder care plans format includes synonyms for the disorder to improve cross-referencing, an explanation of the diagnosis, common related factors, defining characteristics, NOC outcomes, expected outcomes, and NIC interventions, ongoing assessment, and therapeutic interventions.

Finally, the book has six new health promotion/risk factor management care plans, which include Readiness for Engaging in a Regular Physical Activity Program, Readiness for Enhanced Nutrition, Readiness for Smoking Cessation, Readiness for Managing Stress, Readiness for Enhanced Sleep, and Readiness for Weight Management. However, it’s essential to note that this sale only includes the original ePub and converted PDF of Nursing Care Plans: Diagnoses, Interventions, and Outcomes 8e and does not include any access codes.