Nursing care plans : guidelines for individualizing client care across the life span / Marilynn E. Doenges, Mary Frances Moorhouse, Alice C. Murr.

CD ROM covering all the care plans found in the book (plus 84 only available on the disc) and the top 400 health conditions.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 967-981) and index.

1. Issues and trends in medical/surgical nursing:- The ever-changing healthcare environment--Healthcare costs and the allocation of resources--Managed care: Restructuring healthcare--Nursing care costs--Early discharge--Aging population--Technological advances--Future of nursing--Conclusion -- 2. The nursing process: planning care with nursing diagnoses -- Planning care--Components of the plan of care--Conclusion--3. Critical thinking: adaptation of theory to practice -- Client situation: Diabetes Mellitus--4.Cardiovascular--Hypertension: Severe--Heart failure: Chronic--Angina (Coronary Artery Disease)--Myocardial Infarction--Dysrhythmias (including digitalis toxicity)--Cardiac surgery: Postoperative care - Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB), Cardiomyoplasty, valve replacement--Thrombophlebitis: Deep vein thrombosis (Including pulmonary emboli considerations)--5. Respiratory: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma--Pneumonia--Lung cancer: Postoperative care--Pneumothorax / Hemothorax--Radical neck surgery: Laryngectomy (Postoperative care)--Ventilatory assistance (Mechanical)--Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB)-- Respiratory Acid-base imbalances--Respiratory Acidosis (Primary carbonic acid excess)--Respiratory alkalosis (Primary carbonic acid deficit) -- 6. Neurological/sensory disorders: Glaucoma--Seizure disorders--Craniocerebral trauma (Acute rehabilitative phase)--Cerebrobvascular accident (CVA) / Stroke--Herniated nucleus pulposus (Ruptured intervertebral Disc)--Disc surgery--Spinal cord injury (acute rehabilitative phase)--Multiple Sclerosis -- 7. Gastrointestinal disorders: Upper Gastrointestinal / Esophageal bleeding--Subtotal gastrectomy / Gastric resection--Inflamatory bowel disease : Ulcerative colitis, Regional Enteritis (Crohen\'s disease, ileocolitis)--Fecal diversions: Postoperative care of ileostomy and colostomy--Appendectomy--Peritonitis--Cholecystitis with cholelithiasis--Cholecystectomy -- 8. Metabolic and endocrine disorders: Eating disorders: Anorexia nervosa / Bulimia nervosa--Eating disorders: Obesity--Obesity: Surgical interventions (Gastric Partitioning/Gastroplasty, Gastric bypass)--Diabetes Mellitus / Diabetic Ketoacidosis--Hyperthyroidism (Thyrotoxicosis, Graves\' disease)--Thyroidectomy--Hepatitis--Cirrhosis of the liver--Pancreatitis--Total nutritional support: Parenteral/Enteral feeding--Metabolic acid-base imbalances--Metabolic acidosis (Primary base bicarbonate [HCO3] Deficit)--Metabolic alkalosis (Primary base bicarbonate excell) --9. Diseases of the blood/blood-forming organs: Anemias (Iron Deficiency-- 10. Renal and urinary tract -- 11. Women\'s reproductive -- 12. Orthopedic -- 13. Integumentary -- 14. Systemic infections and immunological disorders -- 15. General: Psychosocial aspects of care--Surgical intervention--Extended care--Alcohol: Acute withdrawal--Substance dependence / Abuse rehabilitation--Cancer--End of Life / Hospice care--Disaster considerations--Pediatric considerations--Fluid and electrolyte imbalances--Dementia of Alzheimer\'s Type / Vascular dementia.

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