Publisher Description

This clear and intuitive introduction to care planning for nurses explains the benefits of holistic, individualised care planning from a professional and clinical perspective. Using the ASPIRE model, it guides the reader step-by-step through a problem-solving approach to care, from assessing patients and identifying their needs, to planning goals and interventions, and evaluating progress. The book is structured to explain the theory of care planning in relation to a number of common nursing models and then show how the theory can best be put into practice. It draws on recent research to show how nurses can develop individualised care plans from scratch or use and adapt a range of 'off-the-shelf' tools. It is written in a clear, succinct and down-to-earth writing style, which will put students immediately at their ease, and is rich with pedagogic features, including:

• 'Stop and think' boxes to check understanding;
• boxed 'Practice examples' to illustrate points made;
• 'Research summary' boxes to highlight relevant and important studies;
• 'What have you learnt so far?' features to recap on key points of discussion;
• mini care plans;
• regular activities to encourage the reader to apply what they have learnt to particular practice scenarios.

Author Biography

Benita Wilson is a Nurse Lecturer at the School of Health and Social Work, University of Hull, UK.Andrea Woollands is a retired Nurse Lecturer, who worked previously at the University of Hull, UK. David Barrett is Academic Manager of the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Hull, UK.

Table of Contents

Part 1. Care planning theoryChapter 1. Care planning in contextChapter 2. ASPIRE – The problem-solving approach to care deliveryChapter 3. Models of nursing and the Activities of Living ModelChapter 4. Orem's Self-Care Model of NursingChapter 5. The Neuman Systems ModelChapter 6. Assessment toolsChapter 7. Organising care planning and deliveryPart 2. Application to practiceChapter 8. Assessment Chapter 9. Systematic nursing diagnosisChapter 10. Planning careChapter 11. Implementation Chapter 12. Rechecking and evaluation Appendix A. Suzy Clarke Appendix B. George BrownAppendix C. Shoaib Hameed Appendix D. Mini care plansReferences and bibliography

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