Nursing Process in Collaborative Practice

Nursing Process in Collaborative Practice, is a problem-solving guide to understanding how the nursing process fits into the interdisciplinary, collaborative health care model. An in-depth study on the treatment of a single patient demonstrates the systematic process of patient care, providing outcome identification and evaluation of outcome achievement. Mini case studies throughout the text further define the problem-solving role of the nursing staff and other members of the health care team. Two of the closing chapters are major case studies; one illustrates the functional health patterns approach for problem solving, the next and final chapter uses a modified body systems approach.

Table of Contents:
1. Propelling the Delivery of Health Care Into the 21st Century. Delivering Consistent, Competent Care. Measuring Performance Improvement. Malpractice: Failure to Implement Professional Standards. 2. The Relationship of Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Nursing Process, and Decision Making. Critical Thinking. Problem Solving and Nursing Process. Decision Making. 3. Assessment and Reassessment. JCAHO Standard on Assessment. Interdisciplinary Assessment. Confidentiality of Information. Integrating Models. Phase One: Assessment/Reassessment. Data Collection. Data Validation. Organizing (Grouping, Clustering) Data. Reassessment of Clients. Reporting and Recording the Assessment and Reassessment Data. 4. Diagnosis: Identifying a Problem or Deficit. Background and Rationale for Nursing Diagnoses. Definitions of Nursing Diagnoses. Components of a Nursing Diagnosis. Writing a Nursing Diagnosis in the Medical Record. Medical Diagnoses. 5. Plan of Care and Outcome Identification. Components of Plans and Outcome Identification. 6. Implementation. Components of Implementation. Types of Charting. Writing Legally Sound Nurses' Notes. Computer Charting. Guidelines for Accurate Charting. 7. Evaluation of Outcomes. Components of Evaluation. 8. Case Study Using Functional Health Patterns. Case Study #1, James Hill. 9. Case Study Using a Body Systems Approach. Case Study #2, Judith Smith. Appendices. NANDA's Taxonomy 1, revised 1994. NANDA's 1994 List of Approved Nursing Diagnoses, Definitions, Related Factors, and Defining Characteristics. Nursing Diagnoses Grouped by Gordon's 11 Functional Health Patterns. Nursing Diagnoses Grouped by a Modified Body Systems Approach. List of Measurable Verbs and Criteria. List of Normal Values: Blood, Urine, Stool. Vital Signs, Height, and Weight for Adults. Normal Values and Standards: Fluid Balance in an Adult. Medications. Nonpharmacologic Pain Management: Relaxation Exercises. ANA Standards of Clinical Nursing Practice (1991). Interdisciplinary Plan of Care. Vaginal Delivery Critical Pathway: Infant. Vaginal Delivery Critical Pathway: Mother. Cesarean Delivery Critical Pathway: Infant. Cesarean Delivery Critical Pathway: Mother. Glossary. References. Index.