Swearingen’s All-In-One Nursing Care Planning Resource, 4th Edition: A Comprehensive Guide for Nursing Students

By Pamela L. Swearingen

Overview

Swearingen’s All-In-One Nursing Care Planning Resource, 4th Edition, is the only book that offers nursing care plans for all core clinical areas. This comprehensive guide provides 100 care plans with the nursing diagnoses and interventions that nursing students need to know to care for patients in all settings. It covers medical-surgical, maternity/OB, pediatrics, and psychiatric-mental health, making it an essential resource for nursing students throughout their entire curriculum.

New Features

This edition includes a new care plan addressing normal labor and birth, a new full-color design, new QSEN safety icons, new quick-reference color tabs, and updates reflecting the latest NANDA-I nursing diagnoses and collaborative problems. These features make the book more engaging, easier to use, and up-to-date with the latest developments in the field of nursing.

NANDA-I Nursing Diagnoses

NANDA-I nursing diagnoses are incorporated throughout the text to keep readers current with NANDA-I terminology and the latest diagnoses. This ensures that nursing students have access to the most accurate and relevant information available.

Color-Coded Sections

Color-coded sections for medical-surgical, maternity, pediatric, and psychiatric-mental health nursing care plans make it easier for readers to quickly find the information they need. This user-friendly format saves time and enhances understanding of complex topics.

Consistent Care Plan Format

A consistent format for each care plan allows for faster lookup of topics, with headings for Overview/Pathophysiology, Health Care Setting, Assessment, Diagnostic Tests, Nursing Diagnoses, Desired Outcomes, Interventions with Rationales, and Patient-Family Teaching and Discharge Planning. This structured approach helps nursing students to easily locate and apply the information they need in clinical practice.

Prioritized Nursing Diagnoses

Prioritized nursing diagnoses are listed in order of importance and physiologic patient needs. This helps nursing students to focus on the most critical aspects of patient care and to develop effective care plans that address the highest priority needs of their patients.

Two-Column Format

A two-column format for nursing assessments/interventions and rationales makes it easier for readers to scan information and quickly understand the relationships between assessments, interventions, and desired outcomes. This clear and concise presentation of information facilitates learning and application in clinical settings.

Detailed Rationales

Detailed rationales for each nursing intervention help nursing students to apply concepts to specific patient situations in clinical practice. By understanding the underlying principles and evidence-based practices, students can develop the critical thinking skills necessary to provide high-quality patient care.

Outcome Criteria

Outcome criteria with specific timelines help nursing students to set realistic goals for nursing outcomes and provide quality, cost-effective care. By focusing on measurable outcomes, students can evaluate the effectiveness of their care plans and make necessary adjustments to improve patient outcomes.

NEW! Care Plan for Normal Labor and Birth

This edition includes a new care plan addressing nursing care for the client experiencing normal labor and delivery. This valuable resource provides nursing students with the knowledge and skills necessary to care for women during this critical period and to support a positive birth experience.

Updated Content

Updated content is written by practicing clinicians and covers the latest clinical developments, new pharmacologic treatments, patient safety considerations, and evidence-based practice guidelines. This ensures that nursing students have access to the most current and relevant information available, preparing them for success in their future careers.

NEW Full-Color Design

A new full-color design makes the text more user-friendly, with new color-coded tabs and improved cross-referencing and navigation aids for faster lookup of information. These visual enhancements facilitate learning and improve retention of complex material.

NEW Leaf Icon

A new leaf icon highlights coverage of complementary and alternative therapies, including information on over-the-counter herbal and other therapies and how these can interact with conventional medications. This valuable resource helps nursing students to understand the role of alternative therapies in patient care and to provide holistic, patient-centered care.

Pages: 816

Publication Date: 02/16/2015

Edition: New Edition

ISBN-13: 9780323262866

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences