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 just what I need February 9, 2008
Jewels (Fullerton, Ca)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Nursing Diagnosis: Application to Clinical Practice (Point (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins))We're formulating nursing diagnoses in class now. This is the required text, and is very thorough - it really helps the novice figure out the correct diagnosis by major signs and symptoms.
Upgrade to this, the Best April 9, 2007
Thomas Hunt (Oklahoma City, OK United States)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I am a bit surprised at some of the negative comments on this book, as I love it most thoroughly. But then again, it is not the right choice for someone who wants to rush through a care plan and give it a loose going over. This book is thorough, comprehensive, and it is dedicated to producing high quality results. These are the reasons that I rely heavily on this book on the floor as the nurse who has to update and revise all the care plans, bringing them into compliance and improving them. This book is for all nursing students and practicing nurses who believe that the care plan carries a significant amount of weight in the nursing process. If you are serious about good results, upgrade from the "less is more" books that shield you from the data to the Granddaddy of Nursing Diagnosis Books.
 Review of Carpenito Ed 10 September 5, 2005
J. Nestlerode (Santa Fe, NM)
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is the care plan bible. It makes care plans & paperwork a lot easier.
Diamond in the rough April 6, 2005
MERCEDES TARONGOY (Richmond, Virginia United States)
21 out of 21 found this review helpful
This book looks daunting at first encounter. Each page is crammed with valuable information which sometimes overwhelms the reader. But this is exactly why this book is a gem for me. Other readers find it difficult to follow because they missed the fly leaf which lists all the nursing diagnosis with its corresponding page numbers. In my experience, in order to get the maximum use of this book, go to the fly leaf (the first page after the front cover), look up the nursing diagnosis and its page number. When you get to the right page,voila, all the wonderful information is listed as follows:
Nursing diagnosis->definition->major defining characteristics-> minor defining characteristics-> related factors-> pathophysiologic factors-> treatment related factors-> situational factors->maturational factors->assessment criteria->outcome criteria->general interventions-> and the last is the rationale.
Inside blue boxes are author's notes and errors in diagnostic statements which are very important pieces of information for beginning nurses or students like me. There are also considerations for pediatric, maternal and geriatric patients.
I hope this review is helpful. One last thing, this book does not work for you if you feel hurried. Take your time when you read this book.
 Don't waste your money. January 15, 2005
R. J. Goldman (New York USA)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
Although my nursing school required this book, it is the most confusing and least helpful of all the 9 books I have on care planning and nursing diagnoses. I haven't met anyone who likes this book or finds it user friendly. In all the other books the rationales are written right after the interventions,this book does not use that format making it time consuming and frustrating. The book is unorganized and hard to follow. If this is not a required book,save your money for your tuition.
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