Nursing Care Planning Made Incredibly Easy [Paperback]

Get clear on nursing care planning and map the way to positive outcomes—in the classroom and in clinical practice—with the thoroughly updated Nursing Care Planning Made Incredibly Easy!®, 3rd Edition.

Learn step-by-step how to build a concept map, develop a nursing diagnosis, and choose realistic outcomes and individualized interventions. This nursing guide leads you expertly through the care plan process, backed by the Made Incredibly Easy series’ trademark humor, plentiful illustrations, and down-to-earth explanations.

Master the concepts and process of care planning …

• NEWand updated guidance on following the evidence-based standards of North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA) diagnoses, and Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) and Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) guidelines
• Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC), and Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) guidelines
• NEWfull-color design—dozens of illustrations and diagrams that outline the process of concept mapping, diagramming, and intervention planning
• NEWguidance on creating electronic plans—online access to 166 customizable care plans covering every nursing specialty, including new plans for gastric bypass, preterm labor, and cerebral palsy, plus examples of handwritten care plans
• NEWNurse Joy and Jakeoffer practical advice throughout
• Breaks down the processof creating individualized care plans into easy-to-follow segments
• Guides nursing students and new nursesinto the critical thinking and planning skills needed to choose appropriate, effective treatments and interventions
• Case study exercises and clinical tipsto help you integrate care plan concepts and evidence-based standards with real-life situations
• Part Idiscusses NANDA-I, NOC, and NIC&mdasl#m