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 Diamond in the rough April 6, 2005
MERCEDES TARONGOY (Richmond, Virginia United States)
22 out of 22 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.
Why students complain about this book August 20, 2004
K. Luxner (Midwest)
8 out of 13 found this review helpful
I love this book for its thoroughness,clarity, and usefulness in exploring nursing clinical decisions. I am not surprised that the students find it difficult because becoming a nurse IS a difficult transformation. The author doesn't "dumb-down" the complexity of nursing process - thank goodness.
 I need another book just to understand how to use this book! August 14, 2003
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
I am currently entering my 3rd year of nursing, and of course, the school that i attend also requires the use of this hateful book. I found it very difficult to use. The only recommendation I have is, contact your instructors early enough and hope they help you to understand this demon!
This book is frustrating and time consuming! March 11, 2003
MadTParty (Midwest)
16 out of 18 found this review helpful
I am not sure why my school chose this book/ Author. I have yet to meet anyone who enjoys using this book. I give it 2 stars only because it has all the NANDA dx in it (if you can find them!)I find it very time consuming. If you enjoy flipping back and forth to several pages without much help in finding what you are looking for, then this is the book for you. Index aside, this book needs to be more user friendly. I simply do not like the way it is organized. Risk Factors are seperate from Nursing DX, but stuck in the middle of the book, good luck following from one section to another! There is no friendly flow in this book to use it efficiently. Sorry, but I can't recommend this book. There has got to be a better way to write this book!
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