Get clear on nursing care planning and map the way to positive outcomes—in the classroom and in clinical practice—with the thoroughly updated Nursing Care Planning Made Incredibly Easy!®, 3rd Edition. Learn step-by-step how to build a concept map, develop a nursing diagnosis, and choose realistic outcomes and individualized interventions. This nursing guide leads you expertly through the care plan process, backed by the Made Incredibly Easy series' trademark humor, plentiful illustrations, and down-to-earth explanations. Master the concepts and process of care planning .../B>NEWand updated guidance on following the evidence-based standards of North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA) diagnoses, and Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) and Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) guidelinesNursing Outcomes Classification (NOC), and Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) guidelinesNEWfull-color design—dozens of illustrations and diagrams that outline the process of concept mapping, diagramming, and intervention planningNEWguidance on creating electronic plans—online access to 166 customizable care plans covering every nursing specialty, including new plans for gastric bypass, preterm labor, and cerebral palsy, plus examples of handwritten care plansNEWNurse Joy and Jakeoffer practical advice throughoutBreaks down the processof creating individualized care plans into easy-to-follow segmentsGuides nursing students and new nursesinto the critical thinking and planning skills needed to choose appropriate, effective treatments and interventionsCase study exercises and clinical tipsto help you integrate care plan concepts and evidence-based standards with real-life situationsPart Idiscusses NANDA-I, NOC, and NIC—covers assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation, and integrating the conceptsPart II integrates major nursing diagnoseswith common medical diagnoses—addresses medical-surgical, maternal-neonatal, pediatric, and psychiatric diagnosesChapter features include:Just the facts—quick summary of chapter contentUnder construction—sample concept maps and care plan components, with tips for creating individualized care plansOn the case—visual, step-by-step instruction applied to real-life patient care scenariosWeighing the evidence—the latest evidence-based standards of care, demonstrated in sample care plansTeacher knowsbest—helpful tips and reminders to help you apply what you are learningMemory jogger—techniques for remembering vital contentAbout the Clinical EditorTheresa Capriotti, DO, MSN, CRNP, RN, is Clinical Associate Professor at Villanova University in Villanova, Pennsylvania. | Nursing Care Planning Made Incredibly Easy by Lippincott Lippincott Williams, Paperback | Indigo Chapters