Patient Care Standards: Collaborative Planning & Nursing Interventions

by Susan Martin Tucker, Mary M. Canobbio, Eleanor Vargo Paquette

For nearly 25 years, Patient Care Standards has provided both students and practicing nurses with comprehensive guidelines for planning and implementing patient care in today's dynamic health care environment. The book is organized by body systems and covers both disorders and diagnostic and surgical procedures. Additional standards are included for many nursing diagnoses and for general care of patients with special needs. Each standard includes sections for assessment, multidisciplinary management (including therapeutic management and nursingmanagement), patient/family teaching, and home care considerations. Expected outcomes are included for each patient problem/nursing diagnosis. The seventh edition has been updated thoroughly throughout to reflect changes in practice and to incorporate the latest (13th conference) NANDA nursing diagnoses. Includes standards for over 400 medical and surgical problems as well as diagnostic procedures Utilizes an consistent outline format consisting of Assessment, Multidisciplinary Management (including Therapeutic Management and Nursing Management), Patient/Family Teaching, and Home Care Considerations that allows the user to locate needed information quickly Identifies appropriate interventions and expected outcomes for each patient problem/nursing diagnosis in the Nursing Management section of each standard to aid in planning and implementing nursing care Presents the most common patient problems/nursing diagnoses in priority sequence to guide the nurse in focusing on the most important problems first *Includes Gerontologic Considerations boxes in each chapter to assist the nurse in understanding the unique needs of older adults and to modify nursing care to accommodate these needs *Includes Patient/Family Teaching in each standard to emphasize important concepts to share with the patient and family Includes numerous clinical paths in a variety of formats to provide the nurse with examples of clinical paths used in practice across the U.S.

Genres: Nursing

Paperback

First published January 7, 2000