Betty J. Ackley MSN EdS RN - Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: An Evidence-Based Guide to Planning Care, 10e

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Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: An Evidence-Based Guide to Planning Care, Tenth Edition ISBN: 978-0-323-08549-6

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Nursing Diagnoses: Definitions and Classifications 2012-2014, Herdman T.H. (ED). Copyright 2012, 1994-2012, National International; used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Limited. In order to make safe and effective judgments using NANDA-I diagnoses it is essential that nurses refer to the definitions and defining characteristics of the diagnoses listed in this work.

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Knowledge and best practice in this field are constantly changing. As new research and experience broaden our knowledge, changes in practice, treatment and drug therapy may become necessary or appropriate. Readers are advised to check the most current information provided (i) on procedures featured or (ii) by the manufacturer of each product to be administered, to verify the recommended dose or formula, the method and duration of administration, and contraindications. It is the responsibility of the practitioner, relying on their own experience and knowledge of the patient, to make diagnoses, to determine dosages and the best treatment for each individual patient, and to take all appropriate safety precautions. To the fullest extent of the law, neither the Publisher nor the Editors assumes any liability for any injury and/or damage to persons or property arising out of or related to any use of the material contained in this book.

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Ackley, Betty J.

Nursing diagnosis handbook : an evidence-based guide to planning care /

Betty J. Ackley, Gail B. Ladwig. -- 10th ed.

p. ; cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-323-08549-6 (pbk. : alk. paper)

I. Ladwig, Gail B. II. Title.

[DNLM: 1. Nursing Diagnosis--Handbooks. 2. Evidence-Based Nursing--methods--Handbooks. 3. Patient Care Planning--Handbooks. WY 49]

616.075--dc23 2012046401

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