Includes bibliographical references (pages 767-778) and indexes.

Pt. I. Medical-surgical nursing. General care plans. Cancer care ; Older adult care ; Pain ; Palliative and end-of-life care ; Perioperative care ; Prolonged bedrest ; Psychosocial support for the patient ; Psychosocial support for the patient's family and significant others ; Support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning and intersex patients -- Respiratory care plans. Acute respiratory failure ; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ; Pneumonia ; Pneumothorax/hemothorax ; Pulmonary embolus ; Pulmonary tuberculosis -- Cardiovascular care plans. Aneurysms ; Atherosclerotic arterial occlusive disease ; Cardiac and noncardiac shock (circulatory failure) ; Cardiac surgery ; Coronary artery disease ; Dysrhythmias and conduction disturbances ; Heart failure ; Hypertension ; Pulmonary arterial hypertension ; Venous thrombosis/thrombophlebitis -- Renal-urinary care plans. Acute renal failure ; Benign prostatic hypertrophy ; Care of the patient undergoing hemodialysis ; Care of the patient undergoing peritoneal dialysis ; Care of the renal transplant recipient ; Chronic kidney disease ; Ureteral calculi ; Urinary diversions ; Urinary tract obstruction -- Neurologic care plans. General care of patients with neurologic disorders ; Bacterial meningitis ; Guillain-Barré syndrome ; Intervertebral disk disease ; Multiple sclerosis ; Parkinson's disease ; Seizures and epilepsy ; Spinal cord injury ; Stroke ; Traumatic brain injury -- Endocrine care plans. Diabetes insipidus ; Diabetes mellitus ; Diabetic ketoacidosis ; Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome ; Hyperthyroidism ; Hypothyroidism ; Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone -- Gastrointestinal care plans. Abdominal trauma ; Appendicitis ; Cholelithiasis, cholecystitis, and cholangitis ; Cirrhosis ; Crohn disease ; Fecal diversions: colostomy, ileostomy, and ileal pouch anal anastomoses ; Hepatitis ; Pancreatitis ; Peptic ulcer disease ; Peritonitis ; Ulcerative colitis -- Hematological care plans. Anemias of chronic disease ; Disseminated intravascular coagulation ; Polycythemia ; Thrombocytopenia -- Musculoskeletal care plans. Amputation ; Fractures ; Joint replacement surgery ; Osteoarthritis ; Osteoporosis ; Rheumatoid arthritis -- Special needs care plans. Caring for individuals with human immunodeficiency virus ; Managing wound care ; Providing nutritional support --
pt. II. Pediatric nursing care plans. Asthma -- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder -- Bronchiolitis -- Burns -- Child abuse and neglect -- Cystic fibrosis -- Diabetes mellitus in children -- Fractures in children -- Gastroenteritis -- Otitis media -- Poisoning -- Sickle cell pain crisis -- pt. III. Maternity nursing care plans. Bleeding in pregnancy -- Diabetes in pregnancy -- Hyperemesis gravidarum -- Normal labor -- Postpartum wound infection -- Preeclampsia -- Preterm labor -- Preterm premature rupture of membranes -- pt. IV. Psychiatric nursing care plans. Anxiety disorders -- Bipolar disorder (manic component) -- Dementia, Alzheimer type -- Major depression -- Schizophrenia -- Substance-related and addictive disorders.