All-in-One Nursing Care Planning Resource: Medical-Surgical, Pediatric, Maternity, and Psychiatric-Mental Health
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All-in-One Nursing Care Planning Resource: Medical-Surgical, Pediatric, Maternity, and Psychiatric-Mental Health
Preface
All-in-One Nursing Care Planning Resourceis a one-of-a-kind book featuring nursing care plans for all four core clinical areas. The inclusion of pediatric, maternity, and psychiatric- mental health nursing in addition to medical-surgical nursing care plans enables students to use one book throughout the entirenursingcurriculum.Thisuniquepresentation— combined with solid content, an open and accessible format, and clinically relevant features—makes this a must-have care plans book for nursing students.
ORGANIZATION
This book is organized into four separate sections for medical- surgical, pediatric, maternal, and psychiatric-mental health care plans. Within each section, care plans are listed alpha- betically by disorder or condition (the medical-surgical nursing care plans are organized alphabetically within each body system). General information that applies to more than one disorder can be found in theGeneral Care Planssection, where nursing diagnoses and interventions for perioperative care, pain, prolonged bedrest, cancer care, psychosocial support for patients, psychosocial support for the patient’s family and sig- nificant others, older adult care, and palliative/end-of-life care are discussed. Each disorder uses the following consistent format: •Overview/Pathophysiology,which includes a synopsis ofthedisorderanditspathophysiology,where appropriate •Health Care Setting,such as hospital, primary, com- munity, or long-term care •Assessment,covering signs and symptoms and physical assessment •Diagnostic Tests •Nursing Diagnoses with Desired Outcomes •Assessment/Interventions and Rationalesin a clear, two-column format •Patient-Family Teaching and Discharge Planning This book is organized to provide the most important infor- mation related to various disorders. By providing a consistent format for each disorder, key information that a nurse needs to know is fully covered. For example, the rationales given for the interventions are supported by supplemental information provided in the “Overview/Pathophysiology” and “Assess- ment” sections
FEATURES
The care plans in this book were written by clinical experts in each subject area to ensure the most current and accurate information. In addition to reliable content, the book offers the following special features: •Aconsistent, easy-to-use formatfacilitates quick and easy retrieval of information. •TheHealth Care Settingis specified for each care plan, because these conditions are treated in various settings such as hospital, primary care, long-term care facility, community, and home care. •Outcomecriteriawithspecifictimelinesassistin setting realistic goals for nursing outcomes and provid- ing quality, cost-effective care. •Detailed, specific rationalesfor each nursing interven- tion apply concepts to clinical practice. •ThePatient-Family Teaching and Discharge Planning section highlights key patient education topics, as well as resources for further information. •The newestNANDA-Internationalnursing diagnoses are included in each care plan. •Separate care plans onPainandEnd-of-Life Carefocus on palliative care for patients with terminal illnesses, as well as relief of acute and chronic pain. •Current care and patient safety standards and clinical practice guidelinesin nursing and other health care disciplines are incorporated throughout the interven- tions and rationales. •Infection prevention and control guidelinesfrom the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are included in the appendix. •Normallaboratoryvaluesforadultsare listed in Appendix B, including separate tables for Complete Blood Count; Serum, Plasma, and Whole Blood Chem- istry; and Urine Chemistry.Normal laboratory values for pediatric patientsare included in Appendix C. New to this edition are: •A special index that lists all the nursing diagnoses used in this book along with their descriptive data and page numbers. •Safety alert iconsthat alert nurses to interventions that necessitate special attention and care. •Complimentary and Alternative Therapies iconsthat alert nurses to supplements that patients may be using andhowtheycaninteractwithconventional medication. •Canadian Resources iconsthat alert Canadian nurses to especially relevant references and journals. •A new care plan forNormal Labor and Birth. This book was carefully prepared to meet the needs of today’s busy nursing student. We welcome comments on how we can enhance its usefulness in subsequent editions.