Nursing Diagnosis: Application to Clinical Practice (7th ed)

This classic text paves the way for greater understanding and application of nursing diagnoses. It addresses nursing diagnoses and their specific use within the nursing process as applied to clinical practice. Focus on diagnosis and intervention guides the nurse in independent practice, and illustrates the differences between nursing diagnoses and other clinical problems. A special section devoted to collaborative problems portrays the coordination between nurse and physician when treating the client. Many special features serve to enhance the learning experience, such as: Author's Notes; Key Concepts; Errors in Diagnostic Statements; Outcome Criteria; and many more. New in this edition: an update on the state of nursing diagnosis; interventions are grouped according to specific populations: child, older adult, maternal, and community; any new nursing diagnoses are included; and a simplified format for nursing diagnoses includes generic and specific nursing diagnoses with separate designs for each.