Care Plan Reference sites/books

[L&DWannaB]

I am entering Med Surg/OR this semester and I was told that the adjunct that we had last semester did not adequately prepare us for care plans. Our facilitator said we need to do a lot of work on them before next semester. I have my basic principles down and I understand my NANDA diag. but, I would like to see some other examples of what a care plan should look like, we never had a blueprint. Can anyone Give me a couple of good reference books that I could use continually through school? I want a book that is easy to use and spells it out for us newbies. BTW why is this book your favorite?

Thank you in advance,

Andrea

[Daytonite, BSN, RN]

here are weblinks to examples of care plans. please know that every care plan needs to be customized to each patient. see https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-student/help-care-plans-286986.html- help with care plan. i help students with their care plans all the time.

• http://www.rncentral.com/nursing-library/careplans - rn central careplans
  
• http://www.cnsonline.org/www/archive/ms/ms-07.txt - care plan for a ms patient
  
• http://www.cnsonline.org/www/archive/ms/ms-07.html - care plan for a ms patient
  
• http://www.pterrywave.com/nursing/care%20plans/2.aspx - noncompliance (for patient with end stage renal failure, diabetes mellitus, pancreatic transplant, anasarca)
  
• http://www.pterrywave.com/nursing/care%20plans/3.aspx - impaired gas exchange (for patient with pneumothorax, copd, emphysema, malnutrition, alzheimers, dementia, atrial fibrillation)
  
• http://www.pterrywave.com/nursing/care%20plans/1.aspx - impaired verbal communication (for patient with expressive aphasia, stroke, hemiparesis, lymphocytic leukocytosis)
  
• http://www.pterrywave.com/nursing/care%20plans/4.aspx - ineffective protection (for patient with tubular adenoma, high grade focal dysplasia, myocardial infarction, coronary artery disease (cad), hypotension, pancreatitis)
  
• http://www.pterrywave.com/nursing/care%20plans/5.aspx - chronic pain (for patient with arthritis, chronic pain, end stage renal disease, osteoporosis)
  
• http://www.pterrywave.com/nursing/care%20plans/6.aspx - chronic pain (for patient with chronic renal failure, arthritis, generalized pain, dysuria, anemia, htn, gerd, early stage dementia, anxiety, osteoporosis)
  
• http://www.pterrywave.com/nursing/care%20plans/7.aspx - chronic pain (for patient with chronic renal failure, arthritis, generalized pain, dysuria, anemia, htn, gerd, early stage dementia, anxiety, osteoporosis)
  
• http://www.pterrywave.com/nursing/care%20plans/8.aspx - constipation (for patient with constipation, arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, hypothyroidism, seizure disorder, osteoarthritis, mixed incontinence, congestive heart failure, hypertension, depression, hx bladder cancer, depression, hyperlipidemia, thrombocytopenia, peripheral vascular disease)
  
• http://www.pterrywave.com/nursing/care%20plans/9.aspx - at risk for imbalanced nutrition, less than body requirements (for patient with chronic kidney failure, arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, hypothyroidism, seizure disorder, osteoarthritis, mixed incontinence, congestive heart failure, hypertension, depression, hx bladder cancer, depression, hyperlipidemia, thrombocytopenia, peripheral vascular disease)
  
• http://www.pterrywave.com/nursing/care%20plans/10.aspx - increased risk of infection/risk for impaired skin integrity for a patient with acute cellulitis of bilateral lower extremities with necrosis; hyponatremia; community acquired pneumonia)
  
• http://www.delmarlearning.com/companions/content/0766822257/apps/appa.pdf - two care plans: one for deficient knowledge about self-care after hemorrhoidectomy and risk for impaired skin integrity
  
• careplansamplej.doc
  

[L&DWannaB]

Daytonite- THANK YOU! I spent a bit of time looking over the sites you recommended and upon reviewing the sites at related to my main DX I feel I have a good grasp. I made an A on my 2 care plans and I feel that the general statement may have been for most of the group but, not all of us. I had good interventions, rationalle and my r/t were right on. I will use these invaluable resources in the future and I appreciate all of the time you put into your response.