Nursing Diagnoses at Your Fingertips Lynda Carpenito’s best—selling, Handbook of Nursing Diagnosis, now in an impressive sixteenth edition, is the ideal quick reference for nursing diagnosis information. This trusted handbook covers the NANDA—I Nursing Diagnoses 2021—2023 and offers practical guidance on nursing diagnoses and associated care. The quick—reference type scope of content makes it easy for students to use while in clinical, in the classroom or simulation lab. From goals to specific interventions, Handbook of Nursing Diagnosis focuses on nursing. It provides a condensed, organized outline of clinical nursing practice designed to communicate creative clinical nursing. It is not meant to replace nursing textbooks, but rather to provide nurses who work in a variety of settings with the information they need without requiring a time—consuming review of the literature. It will assist students in transferring their theoretical knowledge to clinical practice. This is a must—have reference that nursing students will use throughout their curriculum and into their professional career. Each diagnosis includes additional foundational knowledge, including: NANDA—I definition Defining characteristics (physiologic, emotional and cognitive) Related factors including pathophysiologic, treatment related, and situational (personal and environmental) Maturational: infant/child, adolescent, adult and older adult Errors in Diagnostic Statements Key Concepts & General Considerations Special Population Consideration (Pediatric, Maternal, Geriatric, and Transcultural) Focused Assessment Criteria Goals (NIC/NOC) with Rationale Interventions for Special Population Provides an alphabetical reference to nursing diagnoses Organizes all the health promotion/wellness nursing diagnoses for individuals Author's Notes throughout elaborate on the clinical usefulness of the diagnosis discussed Every printed copy includes access to the Navigate Companion Website containing additional rarely or never used nursing diagnoses not found in the printed book and care plans Fundamentals of Nursing Introduction to Nursing Science and Practice Foundations of Nursing Health Assessment © 2023 | 1184 pages