Care Planning : A Guide for Nurses

This is the only book on the market to link classic nursing theories with modern strategies for care planning; it is also the only text to cover more than one nursing model.

• This is the only book on the market to link classic nursing theories with modern strategies for care planning. 

• It is the only text that covers more than one nursing model or framework for practice and care delivery that is also linked to clinical governance

• The challenge in this course is relating the theory to practice in clinical placement.

• Theories are explained throughout, making them accessible and relevant to students.
• The text clearly explains how to plan nursing care in a systematic way whilst linking classic nursing theories and modern strategies in care planning.
• Scenarios and case studies used throughout show how nursing models have relevance in the day to day planning of care.
• A contemporary analysis of the current context of care planning in healthcare is provided  to highlight how theory relates to practice

Barrett, Wilson and Woollands

Care Planning: A Guide for Nurses

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A step-by-step guide to assessing patients, diagnosing problems, planning goals and interventions, and evaluating progress.

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 part of a nurse’s role. This book covers both the theory of care planning - the legal and professional issues, nursing models, and the different tools in practice that help you assess patients – and the practice - planning and providing effective care.

Using an interactive approach, the book explores the reasons why care planning is so important, and explains the theory behind the practice.

Three patient scenarios are referred to throughout the second part of the book, with completed care plans for them which you can refer to throughout

Chapters contain research summaries, short activities to test your knowledge and guidance on how to reflect on your own practice.

‘Care Planning: A Guide for Nurses’ has been designed to support nursing students and registered practitioners early in their careers.