Nursing diagnosis reference manual / Sheila Sparks Ralph, Cynthia M. Taylor.
By: Ralph, Sheila Sparks.
Contributor(s): Taylor, Cynthia M.
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BookPublisher: Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2005Edition: 6th ed.Description: x, 758 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 1582552924; 9781582552927.Other title: Sparks and Taylor's nursing diagnosis reference manual [Cover title].Subject(s): Nursing diagnosis -- Handbooks, manuals, etc| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main | 610.73 RAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 38888000540413 | |
| General lending | MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main | 610.73 RAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 38888000540397 | |
| General lending | MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main | 610.73 RAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 38888000540405 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 750) and index.
Adult health -- Adolescent health -- Child health -- Maternal-neonatal health -- Geriatric health -- Psychiatric and mental health -- Community-based health.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Contributors (p. vii)
- Preface (p. ix)
- The nursing process (p. 2)
- Nursing diagnoses and critical pathways (p. 20)
- I Adult health (all diagnoses in alphabetical order) (p. 24)
- II Adolescent health (p. 370)
- III Child health (p. 392)
- IV Maternal-neonatal health (p. 450)
- V Geriatric health (p. 530)
- VI Psychiatric and mental health (p. 592)
- VII 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)
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Sheila Sparks Ralph, RN, DNSc, FAAN, is Director and Professor in the Division of Nursing & Respiratory Care at Shenandoah University in Winchester, VaCynthia 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