Nursing: Diagnosis (Dx)

Key diagnostic and treatment features of more than 930 disorders.

Concise monographs are arranged alphabetically and include vital information such as the type of test, alternate or abbreviated test names, test explanation, normal and abnormal findings, possible critical values, contraindications, potential complications, interfering factors, and guidelines to patient care before, during, and after the test.

Understand how tests work, interpret their results, and provide quality patient care--pre-test, intra-test, and post-test.

Learn step-by-step how to build a concept map, develop a nursing diagnosis, and choose realistic outcomes and individualized interventions.

Step-by-step instructions show how to implement care and evaluate outcomes, and help you build skills in diagnostic reasoning and critical thinking.

Offers definitive guidance on nursing diagnosis, its role in the nursing process, and its application to clinical practice.

Covers the NANDA-I Nursing Diagnoses 2021-2023 and offers practical guidance on nursing diagnoses and associated care.

Identify interventions to plan, individualize, and document care for more than 800 diseases and disorders.

Features 31 detailed nursing diagnosis care plans and 63 disease/disorder care plans that are keyed to specific expected outcomes and interventions.