Nursing Diagnosis Handbook : an evidence-based guide to planning care / 8th ed.

Ackley, Betty J.

Nursing Diagnosis Handbook : an evidence-based guide to planning care / Betty J. Ackley, Gail B. Ladwig. - 8th ed. - Edinburgh : Elsevier Mosby, c2008. - xvii, 937 p. ; 26 cm.

Earlier eds. have subtitle: A guide to planning care.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sect. I: Nursing process, nursing diagnosis, and evidence-based nursing -- Sect. II: Guide to nursing diagnoses -- Sect. III: Guide to planning care -- Pain: assessment guide -- Appendixes: A: Nursing diagnoses arranged by Maslow's hierarchy of needs -- B: Nursing diagnoses arranged by Gordon's functional health patterns -- C: Wellness-oriented diagnostic categories -- D: A guide to using the equianalgesic charts.

9780323048262 (pbk.)


Nursing diagnosis--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Nursing care plans--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Nursing diagnosis--Handbooks.
Patient care planning--Handbooks.

610.73 / ACK