Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Nursing Care Plans, 6th Edition is the most comprehensive nursing care planning book on the market, with 183 care plans covering the most common nursing diagnoses and clinical problems in medical-surgical nursing. It reflects the most current clinical practice and professional standards in nursing and presents the content in an easy-to-use, reader-friendly format. The book functions as two books in one, with one section including a collection of nursing diagnosis care plans and the other providing a library of disease/disorder care plans that serve as models of care planning for the most common medical diagnoses, medical procedures, and psychosocial conditions seen in nursing practice. Includes the most extensive array of care plans found in any nursing care planning book, with 62 nursing diagnosis care plans and 121 disease/disorder/procedure care plans, for a total of 183. The nursing diagnosis care plan format includes a NANDA definition, a brief explanation of the diagnosis, related NOC outcomes and NIC interventions, related factors, defining characteristics, expected outcomes, ongoing assessment, and therapeutic interventions. The disorders care plan format includes synonyms for the disorder (for ease in cross referencing), a clear and succinct definition of the disorder, related factors, defining characteristics, expected outcomes, NIC interventions and NOC outcomes, ongoing assessment, and therapeutic interventions for each relevant nursing diagnosis. Eye-catching icons distinguish collaborative from independent interventions. Covers adult lifespan issues and issues related to various healthcare settings to equip nurses for a broad range of practice settings, from hospital to home. Provides an alphabetical list of NANDA diagnoses inside the front cover. Includes new disease/disorder care plans for SARS, Lyme disease, West Nile virus, and obstructive sleep apnea. Includes new nursing diagnosis care plans for risk for falls, latex allergy response, nausea, and impaired memory. A revised care plan format makes this user-friendly reference even easier to use. Updated and expanded rationales throughout reflect the latest clinical evidence and clinical practice guidelines. Incorporates the 2005-2006 NANDA nursing diagnoses throughout. NIC and NOC classifications reflect the latest editions of Nursing Interventions Classification and Nursing Outcomes Classification. Sample care plan clips in Chapter 1 help orient the user to the rest of the book. The expanded index includes entries for all nursing diagnoses, medical diagnoses, and synonyms for the medical diagnoses. An expanded Evolve website now features 18 Bonus Care Plans. The revised Online Care Plan Constructor includes the four new nursing diagnosis care plans and offers enhanced functionality, allowing users to save created care plans and export them to their word processing program.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• 1 Using Nursing Care Plans to Individualize and Improve Care (p. 1)
• 2 Nursing Diagnosis Care Plans (p. 7)
• Activity Intolerance (p. 7)
• Ineffective Airway Clearance (p. 11)
• Anxiety (p. 15)
• Risk for Aspiration (p. 18)
• Disturbed Body Image (p. 21)
• Risk for Imbalanced Body Temperature (p. 23)
• Bowel Incontinence (p. 25)
• Ineffective Breathing Pattern (p. 28)
• Decreased Cardiac Output (p. 32)
• Caregiver Role Strain (p. 35)
• Impaired Verbal Communication (p. 38)
• Chronic Confusion (p. 43)
• Constipation (p. 46)
• Compromised Family Coping (p. 49)
• Ineffective Coping (p. 51)
• Diarrhea (p. 54)
• Deficient Diversional Activity (p. 57)
• Risk for Falls (p. 59)
• Interrupted Family Processes (p. 63)
• Fatigue (p. 65)
• Fear (p. 68)
• Deficient Fluid Volume (p. 71)
• Excess Fluid Volume (p. 74)
• Impaired Gas Exchange (p. 78)
• Anticipatory Grieving (p. 82)
• Dysfunctional Grieving (p. 87)
• Health-Seeking Behaviors (p. 91)
• Ineffective Health Maintenance (p. 95)
• Impaired Home Maintenance (p. 99)
• Hopelessness (p. 101)
• Hyperthermia (p. 104)
• Hypothermia (p. 106)
• Risk for Infection (p. 108)
• Decreased Intracranial Adaptive Capacity (p. 112)
• Deficient Knowledge (p. 116)
• Latex Allergy Response (p. 120)
• Impaired Memory (p. 123)
• Impaired Physical Mobility (p. 126)
• Nausea (p. 129)
• Noncompliance (p. 131)
• Imbalanced Nutrition: Less Than Body Requirements (p. 134)
• Imbalanced Nutrition: More Than Body Requirements (p. 137)
• Impaired Oral Mucous Membrane (p. 141)
• Acute Pain (p. 144)
• Chronic Pain (p. 149)
• Powerlessness (p. 153)
• Self-Care Deficit (p. 156)
• Situational Low Self-Esteem (p. 161)
• Disturbed Sensory Perception: Auditory (p. 164)
• Disturbed Sensory Perception: Visual (p. 167)
• Ineffective Sexuality Patterns (p. 170)
• Risk for Impaired Skin Integrity (p. 173)
• Disturbed Sleep Pattern (p. 177)
• Spiritual Distress (p. 180)
• Impaired Swallowing (p. 182)
• Ineffective Therapeutic Regimen Management (p. 185)
• Disturbed Thought Processes (p. 189)
• Impaired Tissue Integrity (p. 196)
• Ineffective Tissue Perfusion: Peripheral, Cardiopulmonary, Cerebral (p. 198)
• Impaired Urinary Elimination (p. 201)
• Urinary Retention (p. 208)
• Dysfunctional Ventilatory Weaning Response (p. 210)
• 3 Cardiac and Vascular Care Plans (p. 215)
• Acute Coronary Syndromes (p. 215)
• Angina Pectoris, Stable (p. 222)
• Aortic Aneurysm (p. 228)
• Cardiac Catheterization (p. 235)
• Cardiac Rehabilitation (p. 240)
• Cardiac Transplantation (p. 248)
• Chronic Heart Failure (p. 260)
• Coronary Bypass/Valve Surgery: Immediate Postoperative Care (p. 275)
• Dysrhythmias (p. 288)
• Femoral-Popliteal Bypass: Immediate Postoperative Care (p. 295)
• Hypertension (p. 301)
• Mitral Valve Prolapse (p. 305)
• Myocardial Infarction: Acute Phase (1 To 3 Days) (p. 310)
• Pacemaker/Cardioverter-Defibrillator (p. 323)
• Percutaneous Balloon Valvuloplasty (p. 338)
• Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: PTCA, Atherectomy, Stents (p. 345)
• Chronic Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease (p. 353)
• Chronic Venous Insufficiency (p. 360)
• Pulmonary Edema, Acute (p. 365)
• Shock, Anaphylactic (p. 370)
• Shock, Cardiogenic (p. 377)
• Shock, Hypovolemic (p. 383)
• Shock, Septic (p. 389)
• Tamponade, Cardiac (p. 397)
• Thrombophlebitis (p. 402)
• 4 Pulmonary Care Plans (p. 408)
• Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) (p. 408)
• Asthma (p. 420)
• Chest Trauma (p. 430)
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) (p. 440)
• Lung Cancer (p. 451)
• Mechanical Ventilation (p. 459)
• Near-Drowning, Care Plan provided on Evolve website
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea (p. 471)
• Pneumonia (p. 477)
• Pneumothorax with Chest Tube (p. 485)
• Pulmonary Thromboembolism (p. 490)
• Radical Neck Surgery (p. 499)
• Respiratory Failure, Acute (p. 508)
• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-SARS (p. 515)
• Thoracotomy (p. 520)
• Tracheostomy (p. 529)
• Tuberculosis, Active (p. 537)
• 5 Neurological Care Plans (p. 544)
• Alzheimer's Disease/Dementia (p. 544)
• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Care Plan provided on Evolve website
• Cerebral Artery Aneurysm: Preoperative/Unclipped (p. 553)
• Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) (p. 559)
• Craniotomy (p. 571)
• Head Trauma (p. 579)
• Herniated Intervertebral Disk (p. 590)
• Intracranial Infection (p. 594)
• Lyme Disease (p. 602)
• Migraine Headache (p. 606)
• Multiple Sclerosis (p. 610)
• Myasthenia Gravis, Care Plan provided on Evolve website
• Parkinson's Disease (p. 618)
• Seizure Activity (p. 626)
• Spinal Cord Injury (p. 631)
• Transient Ischemic Attack (p. 640)
• West Nile Virus (p. 644)
• 6 Gastrointestinal and Digestive Care Plans (p. 649)
• Abdominal Surgery (p. 649)
• Bowel Diversion Surgery: Ostomy, Postoperative Care (p. 662)
• Cholecystectomy: Laparoscopic/Open, Postoperative Care (p. 670)
• Cirrhosis (p. 674)
• Colorectal Cancer (p. 682)
• Enteral Tube Feeding (p. 691)
• Gastrointestinal Bleeding (p. 698)
• Hemorrhoids/Hemorrhoidectomy, Care Plan provided on Evolve website
• Hepatitis (p. 705)
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease (p. 709)
• Obesity (p. 714)
• Pancreatitis, Acute (p. 720)
• Total Parenteral Nutrition (p. 723)
• 7 Musculoskeletal Care Plans (p. 730)
• Amputation, Surgical (p. 730)
• Arthritis, Rheumatoid (p. 740)
• Arthroplasty/Replacement: Total Hip, Knee, Shoulder (p. 750)
• Arthroscopy (p. 758)
• Fractures: Extremity, Pelvic (Stable/Unstable) (p. 763)
• Osteoarthritis (p. 777)
• Osteomyelitis (p. 782)
• Osteoporosis (p. 790)
• Traction (p. 796)
• 8 Hematolymphatic, Immunological, and Oncological Care Plans (p. 806)
• Anemia (p. 806)
• Blood Component Therapy, Care Plan provided on Evolve website
• Cancer Chemotherapy (p. 812)
• Cancer Radiation Therapy (p. 825)
• Central Venous Access Devices, Care Plan provided on Evolve website
• Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) (p. 830)
• Hematopoietic Stem Cell Collection, Care Plan provided on Evolve website
• Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) (p. 837)
• Hemophilia, Care Plan provided on Evolve website
• Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (p. 850)
• Leukemia (p. 858)
• Lymphoma: Hodgkin's Disease; Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (p. 871)
• Multiple Myeloma (p. 883)
• Neutropenia (p. 890)
• Sickle Cell Disease (Crisis and Maintenance) (p. 895)
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (p. 900)
• 9 Renal and Urinary Tract Care Plans (p. 911)
• Acute Renal Failure (p. 911)
• End-Stage Renal Disease (p. 922)
• Glomerulonephritis (p. 935)
• Peritoneal Dialysis (p. 939)
• Renal Calculi (p. 947)
• Renal Transplantation, Postoperative (p. 952)
• Urinary Diversion (p. 960)
• Urinary Tract Infection (p. 970)
• Vascular Access for Hemodialysis, Care Plan provided on Evolve website
• 10 Men's Health Care Plans (p. 974)
• Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) (p. 974)
• Erectile Dysfunction (ED), Care Plan provided on Evolve website
• Prostate Cancer (p. 980)
• Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) (p. 987)
• Testicular Cancer (p. 993)
• 11 Women's Health Care Plans (p. 1000)
• Breast Cancer/Mastectomy and Lumpectomy (p. 1000)
• Cervical Cancer (p. 1009)
• Hysterectomy (p. 1013)
• Menopause (p. 1022)
• Ovarian Cancer (p. 1031)
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) (p. 1038)
• Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS), Care Plan provided on Evolve website
• 12 Endocrine and Metabolic Care Plans (p. 1044)
• Adrenal Insufficiency (Addison's Disease), Care Plan provided on Evolve website
• Cushing's Syndrome (p. 1044)
• Diabetes Mellitus (p. 1050)
• Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) and Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Syndrome (HHNS) (p. 1062)
• Diabetes Insipidus, Care Plan provided on Evolve website
• Hypothyroidism (p. 1067)
• Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone (SIADH) (p. 1072)
• Thyroidectomy (p. 1076)
• 13 Integumentary Care Plans (p. 1083)
• Burns (p. 1083)
• Dermatitis, Care Plan provided on Evolve website
• Plastic Surgery for Wound Closure (p. 1098)
• Pressure Ulcers (Impaired Skin Integrity) (p. 1104)
• Shingles (p. 1112)
• Skin Cancer (p. 1117)
• 14 Psychosocial Care Plans (p. 1124)
• Affective Disorders: Depression and Bipolar Disorder (p. 1124)
• Anorexia Nervosa, Care Plan provided on Evolve website
• Bulimia, Care Plan provided on Evolve website
• Death and Dying: End-of-Life Issues (p. 1131)
• Rape Trauma Syndrome, Acute Phase, Care Plan provided on Evolve website
• Substance Abuse and Dependence (p. 1140)
• Suicide, Care Plan provided on Evolve website