Author(s): Betty J. Ackley; Gail B. Ladwig; Mary Beth Flynn Makic; Marina Martinez-Kratz; Melody Zanotti

Medical

• Unique Care Plan Constructor on the companion Evolve website offers hands-on practice creating customized plans of care.


• Alphabetical thumb tabs allow quick access to specific symptoms and nursing diagnoses.


• Suggested NIC interventions and NOC outcomes in each care plan.


• Recent and classic research examples promote evidence-based interventions and rationales.

• NEW 4 Color text


• NEW Includes updated 2012-2014 NANDA-I approved nursing diagnoses


• NEW Provides the latest NIC/NOC, interventions, and rationales for every care plan.


• NEW QSEN Safety interventions and rationales


• NEW 100 NCLEX exam-style review questions are available on the companion Evolve website.


• NEW Root Causing Thinking and Motivational Interviewing appendixes on the companion Evolve website