problems seen in clinical practice in • infants • children • women • men • older adults • as well as medical/surgical • critical care • psychiatric/mental health patients. Uses a two-page spread for each condition. Left page—Physiology • Handoff Communication (Situation, Background, Assessment) • Implement (Recommendation) & Evaluate Your Plan of Care (NOC). Right page—Sample concept map with appropriate nursing diagnoses (NANDA) in P-E-S (problem, etiology, and symptom) format • interventions (NIC) • Medications • Laboratory & Diagnostic Procedures. Offers additional concept maps for leadership and community and population processes. Uses the SBAR (situation, background, assessment, recommendation) format for the assessment process. Includes tables with the interventions and outcomes for each disorder or problem along with rationales. Emphasizes patient safety, incorporating standards from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM). Provides clinical data collection sheets and a concept care map generator online at DavisPlus to facilitate the creation of individualized care maps to print or e-mail.

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