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Nursing Diagnosis Reference Manual

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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.

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.

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!

This book is so much easier to use and apply than most of the other nursing diagnosis books. Definately add this one to your reference collection.

I have compared several diagnosis books, and found this book to be the most helpful. It offers very specific care plans for each diagnosis, and is easy to follow. This book is also published in the form of index cards, but the BOOK version offers more plans for several nursing diagnosis.

We had very minimal care plans for first semester, but this book was extremely helpful...thank goodness for not having to reinvent the wheel...I'm sure at some point I'll need to invest in at least one other book of this type, but I highly recommend this book for starters....

This book made care planning a less painful experience. The content is very well written and is organized so that one can quickly locate information. I would highly recommend this book!

I am a nursing student. I have 4 care plan books that i use when writing a care plan. I use this one alot because its: simply stated and i find rationales in it that the other books don't have. Its worth the money.

This is one of the best nursing diagnosis books on the market. It is easy to use, very understandable, and the layout is extraordinary. I use this book for all of my care plans and to cross reference with other care plan books. This book is every penny worth the cost.

A little tough to follow at first with the organization, but I have warmed up to this reference text quite well. It does a great job of outlining different nursing diagnoses and associated conditions, teaching needs, plan components, etc. As this should be a quick-reference manual to keep for a lifetime, an indestructible cover, reference tabs, and a little better flow/ organization would be exceptionally appreciated.