A comprehensive, market-leading nursing care planning and documentation text for undergraduate nursing students. This one-of-a-kind resource can be used conjunctively with Nursing Diagnosis and Handbook of Nursing Diagnosis , both by the same author. Content includes nursing care plans for the care of all adults regardless of their clinical situation; detailed care plans for specific clinical problems; collaborative problems and nursing diagnoses; and a strong emphasis on documentation. It also includes research validated identification of frequently encountered nursing diagnoses and collaborative problems.