Nursing Care Planning Guides, 9th Edition

• NEW! Full-color format makes this edition more user-friendly and accessible than ever
• NEW! Additional in-depth care plans help foster clinical reasoning and reflect the latest evidence-based treatment protocols and national and international guidelines
• NEW! Revised care plans are organized around patient problems
• NEW! Diagnostic tests have been added where relevant
• NEW! Discharge-planning care plan supports efficient clinical decision-making
• 30+ patient problem care plans provide detailed interventions with rationales and documentation guidelines for the most common patient problems
• 60+ comprehensive care plans cover the most common disorders in acute care, extended care, and home care settings
• Practical care plan format with a focus on prioritized nursing interventions, interventions that can be delegated, and documentation criteria, as well as differentiation between independent and collaborative nursing actions, provides a comprehensive and practical care planning tool
• Body system organization makes content easy to locate
• Coverage of caring for older adult clients and changes that occur with aging helps students understand the unique considerations of caring for this growing population group
• Helpful care planning tools on the companion Evolve website include animations, nursing skills videos, additional care plans, and a care plan template

• NEW! Full-color format makes this edition more user-friendly and accessible than ever
• NEW! Additional in-depth care plans help foster clinical reasoning and reflect the latest evidence-based treatment protocols and national and international guidelines
• NEW! Revised care plans are organized around patient problems
• NEW! Diagnostic tests have been added where relevant
• NEW! Discharge-planning care plan supports efficient clinical decision-making

1. Prioritization, Delegation, and Critical Thinking in Client Management
2. Nurse-Sensitive Indications
3. Selected Nursing Diagnoses, Interventions, Rationales, and Documentation
4. Nursing Care of the Client Having Surgery
5. The Client with Alterations in Respiratory Function
6. The Client with Alternations in Cardiovascular Function
7. The Client with Alterations in Neurological Function
8. The Client with Alternations in Hematologic and Immune Function
9. The Client with Alterations in Metabolic Function
10. The Client with Alterations In the Gastrointestinal Tract
11. Nursing Care of the Client with Disturbances of the Liver, Biliary Tract, and Pancreas
12. The Client with Alterations in the Kidney and Urinary Tract
13. The Client with Alterations in Musculoskeletal Function
14. The Client with Alterations in the Breast and Reproductive Systems
15. The Client Receiving Treatment for Neoplastic Disorders
16. Nursing Care of the Elderly Client
17. End-of-Life Nursing Care