Chapter 7 Neurological Care Plans Alzheimer’s Disease/Dementia For additional care plans, go to http://evolve.elsevier.com/Gulanick/. Multi-infarct Dementia (MID); Dementia of the Alzheimer Type (DAT) Dementia is characterized by a progressive impairment…
Chapter 8 Gastrointestinal and Digestive Care Plans Bariatric Surgery = Independent = Collaborative For additional care plans, go to http://evolve.elsevier.com/Gulanick/. Overweight; Obesity; Gastric Banding; Gastric Bypass Overweight and obesity are…
Chapter 9 Musculoskeletal Care Plans = Independent = Collaborative For additional care plans, go to http://evolve.elsevier.com/Gulanick/. Amputation, Lower Extremity Generally there are about 11 lower limb amputations for every upper…
Chapter 11 Renal and Urinary Tract Care Plans Acute Renal Failure = Independent = Collaborative For additional care plans, go to http://evolve.elsevier.com/Gulanick/. Acute Tubular Necrosis (ATN); Renal Insufficiency; Acute Kidney…
Chapter 15 Integumentary Care Plans Burns Partial Thickness Skin Loss; Full Thickness Skin Loss Although the incidence of burn injury is on the decline, more than 500,000 burns still occur…
Chapter 14 Endocrine and Metabolic Care Plans For additional care plans, go to http://evolve.elsevier.com/Gulanick/. Cushing’s Disease Hypercortisolism; Cushing’s Syndrome; Adrenocortical Hyperfunction Cushing’s disease reflects an excess of cortisol. Depending on…
Chapter 13 Women’s Health Care Plans Breast Cancer/Surgical Management with Breast Reconstruction Option For additional care plans, go to http://evolve.elsevier.com/Gulanick/. Breast cancer is the most commonly occurring cancer in American…
Chapter 12 Men’s Health Care Plans Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a common urological disorder in men, and its incidence is age related. The prevalence rises from…
Chapter 3 Health Promotion and Risk Factor Management Care Plans This chapter is a new addition to Nursing Care Plans: Diagnoses, Interventions and Outcomes. It was written to address the…
Chapter 1 Using Nursing Care Plans to Individualize and Improve Care Introduction According to the American Nurses Association (ANA), nursing is the diagnosis and treatment of human responses to actual…
