Manual of Nursing Diagnosis description

Manual of Nursing Diagnosis, Thirteenth Edition outlines the major diagnoses listed by NANDA-I in order to help nurses and students create care plans for patients with any range of ailments.

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Author: Marjory Gordon, PhD, RN, FAAN, Emerita, Boston College (Emerita), Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
ISBN-13: 978-1284044430
ISBN-10: 1284044432

Updated and organized to meet the needs of both novices and expert diagnosticians, it includes sample admission assessment guides for critical care, the family, community, and individuals, including adults, infants, and children.

Manual of Nursing Diagnosis, Thirteenth Edition is an easy-to-use quick reference that shows how to use diagnoses to guide questions and observations beyond the basic assessment. In addition, it helps nurses and students use diagnostic categories in other clinical activities, including critical paths and quality improvement.

New to this edition are the latest NANDA-I changes, including more than 20 new nursing diagnoses, numerous revised nursing diagnoses, and several retired nursing diagnoses.

Table of Contents:
Health Perception-Health Management Pattern
Nutritional-Metabolic Pattern
Elimination Pattern
Activity-Exercise Pattern
Sleep-Rest Pattern
Cognitive-Perceptual Pattern
Self-Perception-Self-Concept Pattern
Role-Relationship Pattern
Sexuality-Reproductive Pattern
Coping-Stress Tolerance Pattern
Value-Belief Pattern