ISBN: 0803604920 9780803604926

Category: Medical / Nursing / General

Page count: 972

-- Comprehensive guidelines for nursing care plans encompass total patient needs, including the physical aspect as well as cultural, sexual, nutritional, and psychosocial needs<br>-- Changes through the 13th NANDA conference<br>-- NIC/NOC labels show linkages to nursing diagnoses<br>-- Critical thinking emphasized throughout, promoting thoughtful decision making and better individualization of care<br>-- 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<br>-- Variations for the community and home care settings have been added to accurately reflect today's healthcare environment<br>-- Comprehensive guidelines for nursing care plans encompass total patient needs, including the physical aspect as well as cultural, sexual, nutritional, and psychosocial needs<br>-- All nursing interventions include corresponding scientific rationales, and DRGs are identified with projected length of stay<br>-- New care plan on post-transplant nursing care<br>-- Includes documentation requirements of government regulations and third-party payers and the latest JCAHO and ANA standards<br>-- Care plans list the potential complications (related concerns) associated with various conditions<br>-- The free CD-ROM offers: <br>-- 191 diseases/conditions with hundreds of care plans: 105 medical-surgical; 35 psychiatric; and 51 maternal/newborn<br>-- 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<br>-- editing options that enable the user to cut, copy, and paste