Understanding the nursing process in a changing care environment / Mary Ellen Murray and Leslie D. Atkinson.

Previous ed.: 1994.

1. Introduction to the Nursing Process:-Nursing: What is it?--Why is the nursing process important?--Critical thinking in nursing--Culturally competent nursing care--Awareness of own culture: What is the dominant american culture like?--Nursing process: The managed care environment--2. Assessment:- Data collection format--Data collection skills--Critical thinking for assessment--Critical thinking practice exercises during assessment--Culturally competent nursing care during assessment--Assessment: The managed care environment--Summary--Practice exercise--Answers to exercise on assessment--Case study: assessment--3. Diagnosis:- Data analysis--Problem identification--Formulating the nursing diagnosis--Critical thinking for diagnosis--Culturally competent nursing care during diagnosis--Nursing diagnosis: The managed care environment--Summary--Practice exercise--Answers to exercise on nursing diagnosis--Case study: nursing diagnosis--4. Outcome Identification:-Activities in the outcome Identification phase--Setting priorities--Establishing outcomes--Classification of nursing outcomes--Critical thinking for outcome identification--Culturally competent nursing care during outcome identification--Patient outcome: The managed care environment--Summary--Practice exercise--Answers to exercise on Outcome Statements--Case study: outcome identification--5. Planning:- Types of nursing interventions--Rationale for nursing interventions--Problem solving and selecting interventions--Patient teaching: An intervention strategy--Classification of nursing interventions--Critical thinking for planning--Culturally competent nursing care during planning--Planning: The managed care environment--Summary--Case study: Planning--6. Implementation:- Validating the care plan--Documenting the nursing care plan--Giving and documenting nursing care--Continuing data collection--Critical thinking for implementation--Culturally competent nursing care during implementation--Implementation: The managed care environment--Summary-- Critical pathway--7. Evaluation:- Documenting responses to interventions--Evaluating the effectiveness of interventions--Evaluation of outcome achievement--Review of the nursing care plan--Critical thinking for evaluation--Culturally competent nursing care during evaluation--Evaluation: The managed care environment--Summary--Case study: Evaluation.

Since the publication of the first edition, there have been major changes within the health-care system as a whole. This edition discusses how nursing and medicine have collaborated to develop a health-care system which has proven effective.

With booklet: Appendix C: nursing diagnosis pocketbook