ABSTRACT

Why is care planning important? How can you use care planning effectively in your own practice?

Being able to plan the care of patients is one of most important aspects of a nurse’s role. Using an interactive approach, this book explores the reasons why care planning is so important and explains the theory behind the practice, providing a step-by-step guide to assessing patients, diagnosing problems, planning goals and interventions, and evaluating progress.

part |2 pages

Part 1 Care planning theory

chapter 1|16 pages

Care planning in context

chapter 4|14 pages

Orem’s Self-Care Model of Nursing

chapter 5|14 pages

The Neuman Systems Model

chapter 6|14 pages

Assessment tools

chapter 7|14 pages

Organising care planning and delivery

part |2 pages

Part 2 Application to practice

chapter 8|20 pages

Assessment

chapter 9|16 pages

Systematic nursing diagnosis

chapter 10|20 pages

Planning care

chapter 11|12 pages

Implementation

chapter 12|14 pages

Rechecking and evaluation