Nursing Diagnosis Reference Manual [Paperback]

Sheila M. Sparks (Author), Cynthia M. Taylor (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1582552924 | ISBN-13: 978-1582552927 | Publication Date: November 4, 2004 | Edition: Sixth

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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 768 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Sixth edition (November 4, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582552924
• ISBN-13: 978-1582552927
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #315,496 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is all you need, May 9, 2005

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Laura Quave "Laura Quave" (Ingleside, TX, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nursing Diagnosis Reference Manual (Paperback)

My very kind professor loaned me several care plan books to look through to decide which I wanted to buy. Many of the more comprehensive guides were confusing, disorganized, and full of fluff I didn't need. This book had everything I needed, was well organized, and was easy to use. This is the only book I decided to buy, in the end.

Each nursing diagnosis is listed with defining characteristics, outcomes and interventions. You can look up a diagnosis either by related medical condition or by NANDA nursing diagnosis.

No fluff, no bells and whistles, just serious information, all the information you need, and none of the junk you don't.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the book to have, March 1, 2006

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J. Alan Poskey (Onalaska, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nursing Diagnosis Reference Manual (Paperback)

This is the book to have for anyone that has to write care plans. We all bought different books so we could share and this was by far the best out of at least 10 different books. It has everything we needed except a section on cultural sensitivity. If it had that you could not need any other book to write a care plan in school.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great reference!!, February 27, 2006

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Michelle (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Nursing Diagnosis Reference Manual (Paperback)

This book is fantastic for its interventions and rationales. They are relatively straight-forward and make it easier in preparing a care plan. The book is divided into sections: Adult Health, Child Health, Maternal-Neonatal Health, Geriatric and Psych. There is an appendix in the back of the book listing many medical diagnoses and the related nursing diagnoses. I would highly recommend this book to any nursing student!