Thomson Delmar Learning's Medical-Surgical Nursing Care Plans

ISBN: 9780766859975
ISBN-10: 0766859975
Copyright: 2008
Edition: 1st
Author: Rodgers, Shielda Glover
Doody's Expert Review    Score: 80
Reviewer: Josie Bowman,  RN, MSN, PhD  (East Carolina University )
Description
This book presents care plans using nursing diagnosis, NOC, and NIC and is organized using medical and/or surgical diagnoses.
Purpose
The purpose is to present a framework for new nurses and nursing students to develop a plan for patient care. The author's intent also was to encourage critical thinking and reflection. Using this book, nurses will be able to develop appropriate plans of care.
Audience
It would be useful to nursing students since part of their learning process depends on development of a plan of care. It is also useful as a reference for practicing nurses.
Features
The book is organized around medical diagnoses. Each diagnosis is defined with presenting signs and treatment. Initially, a nursing diagnosis is presented that has related and defining characteristics. Interventions are than discussed using NOC and NIC frameworks. Rationales for each intervention are used. With each plan of care, the interventions are evaluated. Besides hospital care, the plan of care includes community and home care.
Assessment
This would be a good reference for developing plans of care. Student nurses can select interventions that are appropriate and would have supportive data for the plan of care.
Review Questionnaire
Range Question Score
1-10 Are the author's objectives met? 8
1-10 Rate the worthiness of those objectives. 8
1-5 Is this written at an appropriate level? 5
1-5 Is there significant duplication? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 4
1-5 Are there significant omissions? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 4
1-5 Rate the authority of the authors. 4
1-5 Are there sufficient illustrations? N/A
1-5 Rate the pedagogic value of the illustrations. N/A
1-5 Rate the print quality of the illustrations. N/A
1-5 Are there sufficient references? N/A
1-5 Rate the currency of the references. N/A
1-5 Rate the pertinence of the references. N/A
1-5 Rate the helpfulness of the index. 3
1-5 If important in this specialty, rate the physical appearance of the book N/A
1-10 Is this a worthwhile contribution to the field? 8
1-10 If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? N/A