Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: An Evidence-Based Guide to Planning Care

I have just graduated with a BSN from nursing school and thought this book was perfect for care plans. Unlike one diagnosis handbook I have seen (I can't remember the publisher), there is a directory at the front of the book that lists DISORDERS not diagnoses in alphabetical order and then possible diagnoses that may accompany it listed under each. You would think this is common sense but the other book I saw only listed the diagnoses in order, but in many cases, how can you pick a diagnosis if you don't know which one is appropriate for your patient yet!? After this directory, the diagnoses then of course, can be found in alphabetical order throughout the rest of the book. Possible "related to" and "as evidenced by" factors are also included with each diagnosis as well as sample goals, outcomes, and interventions. Real-life care plans are much more individual and often don't fit any one standard careplan but this is an excellent resource to get into the hang of how you should be thinking, especially for first semester nursing students and even after that to help you think of things you may not have considered. Most if not all the nursing interventions listed in the book are referenced, showing the relevance of evidence-based practice in the creation of it. This will be handy if you are also taking a nursing research class or other classes where they want you find evidence-based research for papers. Also, the back of the book has Maslow's Hierarchy and lists nursing diagnoses in alphabetical order per sub-category of the hierarchy. This was extremely handy and a time-saver because we had to include which level each diagnosis was addressing. Never second guess yourself about which specific category the psychosocial diagnosis you just picked for your patient is in!I know there is a new version of this book out, but the new book does not include Maslow's Hierarchy and the content is basically the same with the difference of probably new diagnoses and interventions and whatnot. But this worked perfectly fine for me and I had excellent grades on all my careplans even though I was with students who also had the new version.

Oh care plans... every nursing student LOVES care plans. OK now that just isn't true but this book has helped me not to dread care plans! Now this is an older edition of the book but it works just fine. I love how this book is organized. You can take a problem, lets say for example hip fracture, then you can go to hip fracture and it will tell you ideas for possible nursing diagnoses, example NANDA of Fall risk. You then can review the suggested nursing diagnoses and find one that most accurately fits your patient. This amazing book will then give you suggested nursing interventions, patient teaching and everything you need to know to formulate a well thought out nursing diagnosis and care plan suited for your patients. This book does a great job at helping the Nursing student get the hang of writing care plans and nursing diagnosis and with it's help I have been able to write my care plans with no issues. Dare I say this book has actually made me enjoy care plans, OK yes it has, I now enjoy care plans and you can too! Highly recommend!

I got this book for my nursing school, since it was required. I read all of the reviews, and was thinking it would be an okay book. I do like this book, well i love this book. It helps with the outcomes, definitions, risk factors, interventions, and even in some places it will list other nursing diagnosis (when look in risk for infection.. it list risk for impaired skin integrity, and readiness for enhanced nutrition --- to look those up & refer to them). It helps with outcomes also, it will list outcomes then you have to specify a time frame. I have looked into other books, and they just don't seem to be great as this one. I always look up impaired skin integrity, and seems like this is the only book that does a great job.

When I first got the kindle version, I hated it. I still don't particularly love it (lugging around textbooks aren't really my thing either, though) but I understand it and have since streamlined my process. Here's some things I figured out:1. Doing a general search on a term is pretty much useless. It'll pull up far too many results and just list them by location #, which means little anyway.2. You can't do a go to page or search by page number. If you're going to need it for a class when they assign certain pages, I'd probably go with the paperback version (unless they give you the topics so you can use the index).3. Don't use it in landscape mode, it makes it way too hard to read.4. The most effective way to use it is as follows: a) Click Go To b) Select the letter from the symptom you're looking for (eg. H for headache) c) "Turn" the pages until you see the symptom. If the symptom is toward the middle of the alphabet, double tapping to turn the page will get you there faster; if it's toward the end of the alphabet, it may be easier to go to the next letter and work backward (eg. I for hypotension). Be careful as the pages can be a little sensitive and land you somewhere random and you'll have to start over. d) To get to a nursing diagnosis from here, pick one listed under the symptom (eg. deficient fluid volume for dehydration) and click Go To e) Scroll through Go To menu until you see NANDA-I Nursing Diagnosis and select it (you can also try to look it up by choosing a letter under Section III or using the index similarly, but this is faster) f) Flip through NANDA diagnoses until you find the diagnosis you're looking for (arranged alphabetically according to topic, so deficient fluid volume is under F for fluid volume, not D) g) Click on the page number listed next to it to go there (you may have to flip a page or two forward to get there, it's not exact) and PRESTO! h) BOOKMARK THAT SUCKA so you don't have to go through that again5. The online Cloud reader helps to cut down on how long this takes since it's easier to scroll on a computer and you can create bookmarks to use later on your Kindle. Personally, I don't bother looking at the Kindle unless I've already bookmarked the topics in Cloud.Overall, it could be a little more efficient but it sure does save space and maybe even a little $. What I like about the Kindle over the paperback version is the ability to adjust the font size (the Cloud version especially is MUCH easier to read than the paperback) and the portability, Kindle is smaller/lighter than the book and as long as you have access to the internet, you'll have access to your book via the Cloud reader {super handy}. Since using it with the Cloud reader, I've cut down on my hate for this little beast as well as halving the time it takes for me to find things (probably takes me less time now than it would with the paperback). It really comes down to preference. You need to spend time learning way of the Kindle, so if you're willing/able to devote the time prodding around on it, get the Kindle version; if you're looking for simplicity, go for the paperback.

I received this book two or more weeks before the expected date. Great resource. Thank you.

Un livre très complet pour les étudiants et les professionnels en soins infirmiers.Très bonne démarche en soins infirmiers. Partir des diagnostic infirmiers, et utiliser les NIC et les NOC.Évaluer son travail.Pratique pour élaborer des plans de soins infirmiers.Petit bémol : en Anglais.

Very fast and good quality.thank you very much

hello nursing students!!!! my clinical teacher advise us to invest our money on this book in due to you will never say sorry that you bought this!!!!!! see for yourselves!!!

I gave this book 4/5 because it is a great book but if you study in Canada you just might need something that will provide you with Canadian interventions and rational for them. (not that all of the suggested interventions are from the States, some are unified)