author: sheila m sparks

... uti- lize nursing diagnoses . Nursing diag- noses continue to define the primary responsibility of nursing to diag- nose and treat human responses to ac- tual or potential health problems . The full nursing care needs of any patient are ...

... diagnoses ( selected ) Acute renal failure , anaphylactic shock , aortic aneurysm , burns , cardio- genic shock , cerebral aneurysm , chemotherapy , chronic renal failure , diabetes mellitus , esophageal varices , glomerulonephritis , head ...

For 130 psychiatric nursing diagnoses, nurses find definition, assessment criteria, defining characteristics, associated medical diagnoses, patient outcomes, interventions with rationales, documentation, and evaluation criteria.

The quickest and easiest way for students and practicing nurses to find all the information they need about NANDA-approved nursing diagnoses.