Nursing Diagnosis Reference Manual

by Sparks, Sheila M.; Taylor, Cynthia M.

• ISBN13: 9781582552927
• ISBN10: 1582552924
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-11-04
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

Nursing Diagnosis Reference Manual, Sixth Edition helps nursing students and practicing nurses prepare care plans accurately and efficiently for every NANDA-approved nursing diagnosis. The book features a life-cycle format, with sections on adult, adolescent, child, maternal-neonatal, and geriatric health. Sections on community-based health (care plans on home health, health promotion, and more) and psychiatric/mental health round out the volume. Each care plan includes clear-cut criteria for identifying the right nursing diagnosis, assessment guidelines, outcome statements, rationales with all interventions, and documentation guidelines.

Author Biography

Sheila Sparks Ralph, RN, DNSc, FAAN, is Director and Professor in the Division of Nursing & Respiratory Care at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Va Cynthia M. Taylor, RN, MS, is an independent nurse consultant and full-time coordinator of the Parish Nurse Program at St. Michael's Church in Kailua Kona, Hawaii

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
The nursing process	p. 2
Nursing diagnoses and critical pathways	p. 20
Adult health (all diagnoses in alphabetical order)	p. 24
Adolescent health	p. 370
Child health	p. 392
Maternal-neonatal health	p. 450
Geriatric health	p. 530
Psychiatric and mental health	p. 592
Community-based health	p. 634
Appendices
Selected nursing diagnoses by medical diagnosis	p. 672
Gordon's functional health patterns	p. 731
Nursing diagnoses and Maslow's hierarchy of needs	p. 735
Nursing diagnoses and Orem's universal self-care demands	p. 738
NANDA nursing diagnoses	p. 741
New NANDA-approved diagnoses	p. 744
Selected references	p. 750
Index	p. 751
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