Nursing Diagnosis Manual - 9780803628045

Doenges (adult psychiatric/mental health nursing, Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences, U. of Colorado-Colorado Springs), Moorhouse, and Murr assist students and nurses in identifying interventions commonly associated with specific nursing diagnoses as outlined by NANDA International. They describe the nursing process and the concept of evidence-based practice; the assessment process; developing and documenting care using mind or concept mapping; standardized nursing languages, with a focus on diagnoses, interventions, and outcomes; nursing diagnoses for numerous diseases and disorders, listed alphabetically, with information on risk factors, desired outcomes and evaluation criteria, actions and interventions, nursing priorities, and documentation; and 850 health conditions and client concerns with associated diagnoses written as client problem/need statements and coded by specialty area. Online tools include learning activities, an assessment tool, a care plan template, care plan case studies, and other resources. This edition has been updated with NANDA International 2012-2014 diagnoses. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)