Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: A Guide to Planning Care

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Summary: Best value for the money
Review: Of the five or so diagnosis handbooks that I have purchased, this one is the one that I reference the most when doing care plans and research - the least expensive too. For the money, this is the most helpful book that you will find.

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Summary: Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: A guide to planning care
Review: This book is a must have for every nurse! It is fabulous for many reasons. One, Ackley and Ladwig begin the text by a section, 112 pages long, of medical diagnosis accompanied by the most common nursing diagnosis that the pt would have. This is very helpful to get you thinking and to point out potential diagnosis to keep your eyes out for when treating a patient. Later the authors go into detail on each NANDA diagnosis. The definition, defining characteristics, related factors, and suggested outcomes are described. Next, interventions are discussed with the scientific rational in italics for very smooth and continuos reading. Interventions are subdivided into geriatrics, infants/children, as well as the average adult patient. Home care interventions are included along with client/family teaching tips - very helpful. To top it off, the authors included at the end of each diagnosis web sites for more information as well as further references. This book is compact, light weight, and includes a wealth of information helpful in any care plan. I highly recommend it.

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Summary: Nursind Diagnosis Handbook
Review: This book rocks! I consistently get better grades than my fellow students and they don't believe me when I tell them that it is this book! It is their loss because I make at least one letter grade higher in all my classes! This book not only gives lots of great common-sense nursing interventions, but carefully explains the rationale for all of them!!!! Lists hundreds of potential nursing diagnosis and this book is VERY easy to use! If you buy one book in nursing school, let this be it!!!

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Summary: Nursing Diagnosis Handbook
Review: This is worth the money...you will ace care plans with this one...trust me. I don't even use any other books for my care plan but this one. Well written and concise...easy to find info. I give it 5 STARS!