A collection of 58 nursing diagnosis care plans and 137 medical disorder care plans for patients in the acute care hospital setting. Each care plan defines the disorder and its symptoms, then offers guidelines for performing ongoing assessment and therapeutic interventions. The fifth edition adds chapters on men's health care and women's health care. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Gulanick, Meg, RNC, PhD (Loyola Univ Chicago); Klopp, Audrey, RN, CS, ET, NHA, PhD (Nursing Plymouth Place, Inc); Galanes, Susan, RN, CCRN, MS (Suburban Lung Associates); Gradishar, Deidra, RNC, BS (Illinois Masonic Medical Center); Puzas, Michele Knoll, RNC, MHPE (Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center)

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