Conceptual Nursing Care Planning

Detailed Features

Conceptual Nursing Care Planning" by Mariann Harding and Debra Hagler is a textbook designed to teach nursing students how to create effective patient care plans using a concept-based approach and standardized interprofessional clinical problems. The book focuses on the "big picture," helping users recognize similarities in care based on physiological concepts while also addressing individual patient needs.

Key Features

• 73 conceptual nursing care plans based on Giddens concepts.
• Logical Format: Each plan includes a definition of the concept, clinical problems, common causes, manifestations, outcomes, interventions, and related concepts.
• Prioritized Interventions: Interventions are organized in an assess-intervene-teach format to help identify the most critical actions.
• Standardized Language: The book uses terminology recognized by the American Nurses Association (ANA) to ensure clear communication with other healthcare professionals.
• Wide-Ranging Content: It covers unique concepts not found in other texts, such as health disparities, impaired immunity, substance use, and continuity of care.
• Introductory Guidance: The book begins with an introduction that explains how to use the text to create patient-centered nursing care plans.
• Online Tool: An accompanying Conceptual Care Map Creator on the Evolve website helps with documenting care planning projects.