any good Nanda books?

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Hi everyone,

Can anyone tell me of a good NANDA book to purchase

Thanks!!:rolleyes:

"Handbook of Nursing Diagnosis" by Carpenito. (Now Carpenito-Moyet)

Worked really well, with lists of problems/symptoms and suggested interventions with rationales and expected outcomes.

try this

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0781743559/qid=1105639545/sr=2-1/ref=pd_ka_b_2_1/104-1500625-0761559

The most in-depth and involved was Patient Care Standards

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0781739063/qid=1105639329/sr=8-4/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i4_xgl14/104-1500625-0761559?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

but the Standards book was much more involved/detailed - the more 'down and dirty' (in my opinion) was the 1st book.

Hope this helps

Hi there! I have an awesome book that I use all the time. It has nursing diagnoses and interventions and rationales. I love it! "Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: A guide to planning care" by Ackley and Ladwig. I have the 6th ed.

Hope this helps you!

Betsy

Specializes in Emergency & Trauma/Adult ICU.
Specializes in Gerontological, cardiac, med-surg, peds.

I love the book MLOS recommends ("Nurse's Pocket Guide: Diagnoses, Interventions, and Rationales" ISBN 0-8036-1179-X). It is short, sweet, and to the point! I use if often, when I am grading my students' care plans.

Of course, instructors' expectations vary from nursing program to nursing program, so I would advise you to check with your nursing instructor first as to which NANDA book he/she recommends :) Also, be careful that your NANDA resources are up to date and the diagnoses are current--ND tend to change ever so subtly every two years or so. An example of this is "Deficient Knowledge" now as opposed to the "Knowledge Deficit" nursing diagnosis of a few years ago.

If you pay the shipping you can have mine. I can't remember how much I paid for it, but I'm sure it would cost you more that UPS ground to have it sent. Nursing Diagnosis Reference Manual 5th Ed by Sparks and Taylor is a lifesaver. Although now that I have graduated it is more handy for curing insomnia.

Thanks you so much for the offer...I ended up with sparks and taylor anyway and I think I will be happy....thanks again for the offer:)

If you pay the shipping you can have mine. I can't remember how much I paid for it, but I'm sure it would cost you more that UPS ground to have it sent. Nursing Diagnosis Reference Manual 5th Ed by Sparks and Taylor is a lifesaver. Although now that I have graduated it is more handy for curing insomnia.
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