In need of a GOOD Care Plan book

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I am currently in the LPN to RN bridge program. I am in need of a good care plan book. The one they recommend for class I am not fond of and was wondering if you all might have some good suggestions. Thanks in advance!! :nurse:

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Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt.

nursing care planning made incredibly easy published 2008 by lippincott williams & wilkins. the book gives a lot of helpful information on how to put together a care plan using the nursing process. that is how i advise people all the time. the information is invaluable. it comes with a cd. on the cd are care plans for med/surg, pediatric, psych and ob/neonatal patients with all kinds of medical conditions. you will not find a care plan book with all these different situations. most care plan books are usually med/surg and that is it. you have to get a separate care plan book to cover ob or psych.

i just pulled the c-section assessment information from the cd and posted it on a thread in the nursing student assistance forum this morning for someone. you can see it here: https://allnurses.com/nursing-student-assistance/postpartum-careplan-does-410759.html

of course, i still use my old carpenito care plan book to find rationales for nursing interventions and my copy of nanda international nursing diagnoses: definitions and classifications 2009-2011 for diagnosing.

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Specializes in ICU.

I used "Nursing Care Plans" by Gulanick and Myers...also gives rationales. Excellent book!

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Thank you!! I really like that "Made Incredibly Easy" series but didn't realize they had a Care Planning one. I just looked on Amazon and the only one on there was from April 2007. Is there one newer??

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Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt.

The copy I have was published in 2008. I do not buy from Amazon.com because often they have old and used stuff. I only buy new from Barnes and Noble.

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Amazon always has the most recent publication, you might just have to look for it, that's all, and make sure you are buying from Amazon themselves, and not a third-party seller.

http://www.amazon.com/Nursing-Care-Planning-Made-Incredibly/dp/1582555532/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1248670819&sr=8-1

Both Barnes and Noble and Amazon have this as the latest edition.

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