Focusing on the most important nursing care plans for practice,this updated edition of Carpenito s practical resource helps students learn how to create nursing care plans,effectively document care,and build clinical reasoning and decision-making skills.
To help achieve quality outcomes and prevent adverse events,care plans identify individuals who are at high risk for falls,pressure ulcers,and infection and prepare the individual/family for transition to home or another facility. A user-friendly organization splits Collaborative Problems and Nursing Diagnosis in each chapter and organizes care plans by Medical Conditions,Surgical Procedures,and Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures.