Creating personalized nursing care plans just got easier with the 10th Edition of Gulanick & Myers' comprehensive guide. This essential resource for nursing students and professionals provides everything you need to develop effective, evidence-based care plans that meet the highest standards of patient care.
This edition features over 200 care plans that reflect the latest evidence-based guidelines and national and international treatment protocols. With newly added ICNP® diagnoses, you'll have access to the complete, internationally accepted classification system that ensures your care plans are both comprehensive and standardized.
The book includes 61 patient problem care plans covering the most common and important patient problems, providing the building blocks for creating individualized care plans. You'll also find 164 disorder care plans organized by body system, covering virtually every common medical-surgical condition. Each care plan follows a clear format including definitions, related factors, defining characteristics, expected outcomes, ongoing assessment, and therapeutic interventions.
This edition introduces 19 all-new care plans addressing contemporary healthcare needs, including LGBTQ health issues and electrolyte/acid-base balance problems. The new Online Care Planner on Evolve allows you to easily generate customized care plans based on the book's content, saving you time and ensuring consistency in your practice.
The book's organized structure helps you select the most important interventions by internally organizing care plans from "actual" to "risk" diagnoses, from general to specific interventions, and from independent to collaborative/interprofessional approaches. This prioritized guidance ensures you're focusing on what matters most for your patients' well-being.
Whether you're a nursing student learning to think like a nurse or an experienced practitioner looking to update your approach, this #1 care planning book provides the foundation you need to deliver exceptional patient care with confidence and precision.
