Care Plan Book

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I finally received info on the last few resources needed for my program and I'm having a major hang up on our care plan ebook. (I do have an email into the professor, but not sure when I'll hear back d/t classes starting up.)

The one that comes up for us to purchase through the skyscape store is the 9th edition of Mosby's care plan book. I did a little searching and found that there is a 10th edition available for the kindle through amazon for ~$15 more. My biggest question is is there a major difference between the NANDA dx from 2007-9 that makes up the basis for the 9th Ed. and the 2012-14 dx that make up the 10th Ed?

Personally, I'd prefer to pay the extra money for the more current version (I did save $50 on my med surg text earlier today...) if it's OK that it's not in the skyscape app but rather on the kindle app on my phone.

Thanks!

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

THe difference is HUGE!!!!!!!!!!! NANDA changes almost every two years (probably to sell more books/job security) but you will beed a current NANDA reference. I prefer a good care plan book....Ackley: Nursing Diagnosis Handbook, 10th Edition

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Thanks Esme! I figured there would be a difference. I called Skyscape with my question and it sounds like the 10th Ed. will be available in the next 6 or so weeks for the mobile platform and that we *should* be getting an update for it. Fingers crossed that we aren't charged for the update...

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

I wasn't.....charged for the online version. I use it all the time to help here.

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Specializes in Operating Room.
I prefer a good care plan book....Ackley: Nursing Diagnosis Handbook, 10th Edition

This is our required care plan book, so I'm glad it has a good review! :-)

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Specializes in Med/surg, Onc.

I'm an Ackley user too and I love the set up of that book. I can look up a medical diagnosis and get ideas for possible nursing diagnoses on it, etc. Awesome book!

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I am working in a legal case right now where the nursing diagnoses the other side are using were removed from the NANDA-I in several years ago because they weren't substantiated by evidence. Others have been added, subtracted, or modified.

NANDA-I isn't just for school, it's in use in the practice of nursing and we are held to its standards even if we think we don't have to be.

So yes, definitely, get the current edition of the NCP book, and also get the current NANDA (2012-2014) because your new NCP book isn't likely to be based on it unless it's this year's.

NANDA-I 2012-2014, $29 at Amazon or $25 for your Kindle, free 2-day shipping for students. Get it now. Nursing diagnosis is not a subset or consequence of medical diagnosis.

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