Lynda Juall Carpenito

Designed to help students learn how to create nursing care plans and effectively document care, this practical book focuses on the nursing plans that are most important, ensuring that students learn what they need to know and that they can find the information they need easily without being distracted by irrelevant information.

This text offers guidance on key elements of nursing diagnosis & its application to clinical practice. Section one explains the role of nursing diagnosis in the nursing process & in care planning, section two is a comprehensive A-to-Z guide to current nursing diagnoses, & section three focuses on collaborative problems.