Nursing diagnosis and intervention in nursing practice

This chapter discusses nursing diagnoses through the nursing process, an analysis of registered nurses' responses to diagnostic patterns, and nursing treatments performed by nurses.

Abstract

Part I: Nursing diagnosis in transition. Nursing diagnosis. Nursing diagnosis patterns: an analysis of registered nurses' responses. Patterns of nursing diagnoses. Nursing diagnoses through the nursing process. Formulating nursing diagnoses from diagnostic patterns. Part II: Predominantly nursing diagnoses. Nursing diagnoses of comfort deficits. Nursing diagnoses of communication deficits. Nursing diagnoses of hygiene deficits. Nursing diagnoses of mobility deficits. Nursing diagnoses of self-nutrition deficits. Nursing diagnoses of self-protection deficits. Nursing diagnoses of self-restorative deficits. Nursing diagnoses of self-therapy deficits. Nursing diagnoses of psychosocial adaptation. Part III: Dual nursing diagnoses. Nursing diagnoses of emergency conditions. Nursing diagnoses of minor health problems. Nursing diagnoses of pain problems. Nursing diagnoses of health maintenance problems. Nursing diagnoses of suspected disease problems. Nursing diagnoses of drug problems. Nursing diagnoses of nutrition problems. Nursing diagnoses of psychosocial non-adaptation. Nursing diagnoses of physical and speech rehabilitation. Nursing diagnoses of spiritual care. Nursing diagnoses of wellness. Nursing diagnoses of health resources problems. Part IV: Nursing interventions. Nursing treatments. Nursing observations. Health teaching. Medical treatments performed by nurses. Glossary. References. List of stressors. Index.