This quick-reference tool has what you need to select the appropriate diagnosis to plan your patients care effectively. The 14th Edition features all the latest nursing diagnoses and updated interventions. A laminated "pocket minder" bookmark makes diagnosis even easier.

Table of Contents

• GORDON'S FUNCTIONAL HEALTH PATTERNS
• CONTRIBUTORS
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• How to Use the Nurse's Pocket Guide
• The Nursing Process and Planning Client Care
• The Nursing Process
• Planning Care______________________________________
• Nursing Diagnoses in Alphabetical Order
• ACTIVITY INTOLERANCE and risk for ACTIVITY INTOLERANCE
• ineffective ACTIVITY PLANNING and risk for ineffective ACTIVITY PLANNING
• decreased intracranial ADAPTIVE CAPACITY
• ineffective AIRWAY CLEARANCE
• ANXIETY [specify level]
• risk for ASPIRATION
• risk for impaired ATTACHMENT
• AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA and risk for AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA
• disorganized infant BEHAVIOR and risk for disorganized infant BEHAVIOR
• readiness for enhanced organized infant BEHAVIOR
• risk for BLEEDING
• risk for unstable BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL
• disturbed BODY IMAGE
• risk for imbalanced BODY TEMPERATURE
• ineffective BREASTFEEDING
• interrupted BREASTFEEDING
• readiness for enhanced BREASTFEEDING
• insufficient BREAST MILK
• ineffective BREATHING PATTERN
• decreased CARDIAC OUTPUT and risk for decreased CARDIAC OUTPUT
• risk for impaired CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION
• ineffective CHILDBEARING PROCESS and risk for ineffective CHILDBEARING PROCESS
• readiness for enhanced CHILDBEARING PROCESS
• impaired COMFORT
• readiness for enhanced COMFORT
• impaired verbal COMMUNICATION
• readiness for enhanced COMMUNICATION
• acute CONFUSION and risk for acute CONFUSION
• chronic CONFUSION
• CONSTIPATION and risk for CONSTIPATION
• chronic functional CONSTIPATION and risk for functional CONSTIPATION
• perceived CONSTIPATION
• CONTAMINATION and risk for CONTAMINATION
• compromised family COPING
• defensive COPING
• disabled family COPING
• ineffective community COPING
• ineffective COPING
• readiness for enhanced COPING
• readiness for enhanced community COPING
• readiness for enhanced family COPING
• DEATH ANXIETY
• DECISIONAL CONFLICT
• readiness for enhanced DECISION-MAKING
• ineffective DENIAL
• impaired DENTITION
• risk for delayed DEVELOPMENT
• DIARRHEA
• risk for DISUSE SYNDROME
• deficient DIVERSIONAL ACTIVITY
• risk for DRY EYE
• risk for peripheral neurovascular DYSFUNCTION
• risk for ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCE
• impaired urinary ELIMINATION
• readiness for enhanced urinary ELIMINATION
• impaired EMANCIPATED DECISION-MAKING and risk for impaired EMANCIPATED DECISION-MAKING
• readiness for enhanced EMANCIPATED DECISION-MAKING
• labile EMOTIONAL CONTROL
• risk for FALLS
• dysfunctional FAMILY PROCESSES
• interrupted FAMILY PROCESSES
• readiness for enhanced FAMILY PROCESSES
• FATIGUE
• FEAR
• ineffective infant FEEDING PATTERN
• readiness for enhanced FLUID BALANCE
• [deficient hyper/hypotonic FLUID VOLUME]
• deficient [isotonic] FLUID VOLUME
• excess FLUID VOLUME
• risk for deficient FLUID VOLUME
• risk for imbalanced FLUID VOLUME
• FRAIL ELDERLY SYNDROME and risk for FRAIL ELDERLY SYNDROME
• impaired GAS EXCHANGE
• dysfunctional GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY and risk for dysfunctional GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY
• risk for ineffective GASTROINTESTINAL PERFUSION
• GRIEVING
• complicated GRIEVING
• risk for complicated GRIEVING
• risk for disproportionate GROWTH
• risk-prone HEALTH BEHAVIOR
• deficient community HEALTH
• ineffective HEALTH MAINTENANCE
• ineffective HEALTH MANAGEMENT
• ineffective family HEALTH MANAGEMENT
• readiness for enhanced HEALTH MANAGEMENT
• impaired HOME MAINTENANCE
• HOPELESSNESS
• readiness for enhanced HOPE
• risk for compromised HUMAN DIGNITY
• HYPERTHERMIA
• HYPOTHERMIA and risk for HYPOTHERMIA
• risk for perioperative HYPOTHERMIA
• ineffective IMPULSE CONTROL
• bowel INCONTINENCE
• functional urinary INCONTINENCE
• overflow urinary INCONTINENCE
• reflex urinary INCONTINENCE
• stress urinary INCONTINENCE
• urge urinary INCONTINENCE and risk for urge urinary INCONTINENCE
• risk for INFECTION
• risk for INJURY
• risk for corneal INJURY
• risk for urinary tract INJURY
• INSOMNIA
• neonatal JAUNDICE and risk for neonatal JAUNDICE
• deficient KNOWLEDGE [Learning Need] (Specify)
• readiness for enhanced KNOWLEDGE (specify)
• LATEX ALLERGY RESPONSE and risk for LATEX ALLERGY RESPONSE
• sedentary LIFESTYLE
• risk for impaired LIVER FUNCTION
• risk for LONELINESS
• risk for disturbed MATERNAL-FETAL DYAD
• impaired MEMORY
• impaired bed MOBILITY
• impaired physical MOBILITY
• impaired wheelchair MOBILITY
• impaired MOOD REGULATION
• MORAL DISTRESS
• impaired oral MUCOUS MEMBRANE and risk for impaired oral MUCOUS MEMBRANE
• NAUSEA
• NONCOMPLIANCE
• imbalanced NUTRITION: less than body requirements
• readiness for enhanced NUTRITION
• OBESITY
• OVERWEIGHT and risk for OVERWEIGHT
• acute PAIN
• chronic PAIN and chronic PAIN SYNDROME [CPS]
• labor PAIN
• impaired PARENTING and risk for impaired PARENTING
• readiness for enhanced PARENTING
• disturbed PERSONAL IDENTITY and risk for disturbed PERSONAL IDENTITY
• risk for POISONING
• risk for perioperative POSITIONING INJURY
• POST-TRAUMA SYNDROME and risk for POST-TRAUMA SYNDROME
• POWERLESSNESS and risk for POWERLESSNESS
• readiness for enhanced POWER
• risk for PRESSURE ULCER
• ineffective PROTECTION
• RAPE-TRAUMA SYNDROME
• risk for adverse REACTION TO IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIA
• ineffective RELATIONSHIP and risk for ineffective RELATIONSHIP
• readiness for enhanced RELATIONSHIP
• impaired RELIGIOSITY and risk for impaired RELIGIOSITY
• readiness for enhanced RELIGIOSITY
• RELOCATION STRESS SYNDROME and risk for RELOCATION STRESS SYNDROME
• risk for ineffective RENAL PERFUSION
• impaired RESILIENCE and risk for impaired RESILIENCE
• readiness for enhanced RESILIENCE
• parental ROLE CONFLICT
• ineffective ROLE PERFORMANCE
• caregiver ROLE STRAIN and risk for caregiver ROLE STRAIN
• bathing, dressing, feeding, toileting SELF-CARE DEFICIT
• readiness for enhanced SELF -CARE
• readiness for enhanced SELF-CONCEPT
• chronic low SELF-ESTEEM and risk for chronic low SELF-ESTEEM
• situational low SELF-ESTEEM and risk for situational low SELF-ESTEEM
• SELF-MUTILATION and risk for SELF-MUTILATION
• SELF-NEGLECT
• [disturbed SENSORY PERCEPTION: Specify visual, auditory, kinesthetic, gustatory, tactile, olfactory]
• SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION
• ineffective SEXUALITY PATTERN
• risk for SHOCK
• impaired SITTING
• impaired SKIN INTEGRITY and risk for impaired SKIN INTEGRITY
• readiness for enhanced SLEEP
• SLEEP DEPRIVATION
• disturbed SLEEP PATTERN
• impaired SOCIAL INTERACTION
• SOCIAL ISOLATION
• chronic SORROW
• SPIRITUAL DISTRESS and risk for SPIRITUAL DISTRESS
• readiness for enhanced SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING
• impaired STANDING
• STRESS OVERLOAD
• risk for SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME
• risk for SUFFOCATION
• risk for SUICIDE
• delayed SURGICAL RECOVERY and risk for delayed SURGICAL RECOVERY
• impaired SWALLOWING
• risk for THERMAL INJURY
• ineffective THERMOREGULATION
• impaired TISSUE INTEGRITY and risk for impaired TISSUE INTEGRITY
• ineffective peripheral TISSUE PERFUSION and risk for ineffective peripheral TISSUE PERFUSION
• risk for decreased cardiac TISSUE PERFUSION
• risk for ineffective cerebral TISSUE PERFUSION
• impaired TRANSFER ABILITY
• risk for TRAUMA
• risk for vascular TRAUMA
• UNILATERAL NEGLECT
• [acute/chronic] URINARY RETENTION
• impaired spontaneous VENTILATION
• dysfunctional VENTILATORY WEANING RESPONSE
• risk for other-directed VIOLENCE
• risk for self-directed VIOLENCE
• impaired WALKING
• WANDERING [specify sporadic or continuous]
• Health Conditions and Client Concerns With Associated Nursing Diagnoses
• Abdominal hysterectomy MS
• Abdominal perineal resection MS
• Abortion, elective termination OB
• Abortion, spontaneous termination OB
• Abruptio placentae OB
• Abscess, brain (acute) MS
• Abscess, skin/tissue CH/MS
• Abuse, physical CH/PSY
• Abuse, psychological CH/PSY
• Achalasia (cardiospasm) MS
• Acidosis, metabolic MS
• Acidosis, respiratory MS
• Acne CH/PED
• Acoustic neuroma MS
• Acquired immune deficiency syndrome CH
• Acromegaly CH
• Acute respiratory distress syndrome MS
• Adams-Stokes syndrome CH
• ADD PED/PSY
• Addiction CH/PSY
• Addison's disease MS
• Adenoidectomy PED/MS
• Adjustment disorder PED/PSY
• Adoption/loss of child custody PSY
• Adrenal crisis, acute MS
• Adrenalectomy MS
• Adrenal insufficiency CH
• Affective disorder PSY
• Affective disorder, seasonal PSY
• Agoraphobia PSY
• Agranulocytosis MS
• AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) MS
• AIDS dementia CH
• Alcohol abuse/withdrawal CH/MS/PSY
• Alcohol intoxication, acute MS
• Alcoholism CH
• Aldosteronism, primary MS
• Alkalosis, metabolic MS
• Alkalosis, respiratory MS
• Allergies, seasonal CH
• Alopecia CH
• ALS CH
• Alzheimer's disease CH
• Amphetamine abuse PSY
• Amputation MS
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) MS
• Anaphylaxis CH
• Anemia CH
• Anemia, iron-deficiency CH
• Anemia, sickle cell MS
• Aneurysm, abdominal aortic (AAA) MS
• Aneurysm, cerebral MS
• Aneurysm, ventricular MS
• Angina pectoris MS
• Anorexia nervosa MS
• Antisocial personality disorder PSY
• Anxiety disorder, generalized PSY
• Anxiety disorders PED/PSY
• Anxiolytic abuse PSY
• Aortic aneurysm, abdominal (AAA) MS
• Aortic aneurysm repair, abdominal MS
• Aortic stenosis MS
• Aplastic anemia CH
• Appendicitis MS
• ARDS MS
• Arrhythmia, cardiac MS/CH
• Arterial occlusive disease, peripheral CH
• Arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid PED/CH
• Arthritis, rheumatoid CH
• Arthritis, septic CH
• Arthroplasty MS
• Arthroscopy, knee MS
• Asperger's disorder (now Autism spectrum disorder) PED/PSY
• Asthma MS
• Athlete's foot CH
• Atrial fibrillation CH
• Atrial flutter CH
• Atrial tachycardia CH
• Attention deficit disorder (ADD) PED/PSY
• Autism spectrum disorder PED/PSY
• Barbiturate abuse CH/PSY
• Battered child syndrome PED/CH
• Benign prostatic hyperplasia CH/MS
• Bipolar disorder PSY
• Bone cancer MS/CH
• Bone marrow transplantation MS/CH
• Borderline personality disorder PSY
• Botulism (food-borne) MS
• Bowel obstruction MS
• Brain tumor MS
• Breast cancer MS/CH
• Bronchitis CH
• Bronchopneumonia MS/CH
• Bulimia nervosa PSY/MS
• Burns (dependent on type, degree, and severity of the injury) MS/CH
• Bursitis CH
• Calculi, urinary CH/MS
• Cancer MS
• Candidiasis CH
• Cannabis abuse CH
• Cardiac catheterization MS
• Cardiac surgery MS/PED
• Cardiogenic shock MS
• Cardiomyopathy CH/MS
• Carotid endarterectomy MS
• Carpal tunnel syndrome CH/MS
• Casts CH/MS
• Cataract CH
• Cat scratch disease CH
• Celiac disease CH
• Cellulitis CH/MS
• Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) MS
• Cervix, dysfunctional OB
• Cesarean birth OB
• Cesarean birth, postpartal OB
• Cesarean birth, unplanned OB
• Chemotherapy MS/CH
• Cholecystectomy MS
• Cholelithiasis CH
• Chronic obstructive lung disease CH/MS
• Circumcision PED
• Cirrhosis MS/CH
• Cocaine hydrochloride poisoning, acute MS
• Coccidioidomycosis (San Joaquin/Valley Fever) CH
• Colitis, ulcerative MS
• Colostomy MS
• Coma MS
• Coma, diabetic MS
• Complex regional pain syndrome MS
• Concussion, brain CH
• Conduct disorder (childhood, adolescence) PSY/PED
• Congestive heart failure MS
• Conn's syndrome MS/CH
• Constipation CH
• Coronary artery bypass surgery MS
• Crohn's disease MS/CH
• Croup PED/CH
• Croup, membranous PED/CH
• C-Section OB
• Cushing's syndrome CH/MS
• CVA MS/CH
• Cystic fibrosis CH/PED
• Cystitis CH
• Cytomegalic inclusion disease CH
• Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection CH
• Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) CH/MS
• Degenerative joint disease CH
• Dehiscence (abdominal) MS
• Dehydration PED/CH
• Delirium tremens (acute alcohol withdrawal) MS/PSY
• Delivery, precipitous/out of hospital OB
• Delusional disorder PSY
• Dementia, presenile/senile CH/PSY
• Depressant abuse CH/PSY
• Depression, postpartum OB/PSY
• Depressive disorders, major depression dysthymia PSY
• Dermatitis, seborrheic CH
• Diabetes, gestational OB
• Diabetes mellitus CH/PED
• Diabetic ketoacidosis CH/MS
• Dialysis, general CH
• Dialysis, peritoneal MS/CH
• Diaper rash PED
• Diarrhea PED/CH
• Digitalis toxicity MS/CH
• Dilation and curettage (D and C) OB/GYN
• Dilation of cervix, premature OB
• Dislocation/subluxation of joint CH
• Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) MS
• Dissociative disorders PSY
• Diverticulitis CH
• Down syndrome PED/CH
• Drug overdose, acute (depressants) MS/PSY
• Drug withdrawal CH/MS
• Duchenne's muscular dystrophy PED/CH
• DVT CH/MS
• Dysmenorrhea GYN
• Dysrhythmia, cardiac MS
• Eating disorders CH/PSY
• Eclampsia OB
• Ectopic pregnancy (tubal) OB
• Eczema (dermatitis) CH
• Edema, pulmonary MS
• Electroconvulsive therapy PSY
• Emphysema CH/MS
• Encephalitis MS
• Endocarditis MS
• Endometriosis GYN
• Enteral feeding MS/CH
• Enteritis MS/CH
• Epididymitis MS
• Epilepsy CH
• Erectile dysfunction CH
• Failure to thrive, infant/child PED
• Fatigue syndrome, chronic CH
• Femoral popliteal bypass MS
• Fetal alcohol syndrome PED
• Fetal demise OB
• Fibromyalgia syndrome, primary CH
• Fractures MS/CH
• Frostbite MS/CH
• Gallstones CH
• Gangrene, dry MS
• Gas, lung irritant MS/CH
• Gastritis, acute MS
• Gastritis, chronic CH
• Gastroenteritis MS
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) CH
• Gender identity disorder PSY
• Genetic disorder CH/OB
• Gigantism CH
• Glaucoma CH
• Glomerulonephritis PED
• Goiter CH
• Gonorrhea CH
• Gout CH
• Guillain-Barré syndrome (acute polyneuritis) MS
• Hallucinogen abuse CH/PSY
• Hay fever CH
• Heart failure, chronic MS
• Heatstroke MS
• Hemodialysis MS/CH
• Hemophilia PED
• Hemorrhoidectomy MS/CH
• Hemorrhoids CH/OB
• Hemothorax MS
• Hepatitis, acute viral MS/CH
• Hernia, hiatal CH
• intervertebral disk) CH/MS
• Heroin withdrawal CH/MS
• Herpes, herpes simplex CH
• Herpes zoster (shingles) CH
• High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) MS
• High-altitude sickness MS
• HIV infection CH
• Hodgkin's disease CH/MS
• Hospice/End-of-life care CH
• Hydrocephalus PED/MS
• Hyperactivity disorder PED/PSY
• Hyperbilirubinemia PED
• Hyperemesis gravidarum OB
• Hypertension CH
• Hypertension, pulmonary CH/MS
• Hyperthyroidism CH
• Hypoglycemia CH
• Hypoparathyroidism (acute) MS
• Hypothermia (systemic) CH
• Hypothyroidism CH
• Hysterectomy GYN/MS
• Ileocolitis MS/CH
• Ileostomy MS/CH
• Ileus MS
• Impetigo PED/CH
• Infection, prenatal OB
• Infection, wound MS/CH
• Inflammatory bowel disease CH
• Infertility CH
• Influenza CH
• Insulin shock MS/CH
• Intestinal obstruction MS
• Irritable bowel syndrome CH
• Kawasaki disease PED
• Kidney stone(s) CH
• Labor, induced/augmented OB
• Labor, precipitous OB
• Labor, preterm OB/CH
• Labor, stage I (active phase) OB
• Labor, stage II (expulsion) OB
• Laminectomy, cervical MS
• Laminectomy, lumbar MS
• Laryngectomy MS
• Laryngitis CH/PED
• Latex allergy CH
• Lead poisoning, acute PED/CH
• Lead poisoning, chronic CH
• Leukemia, acute MS
• Leukemia, chronic MS
• Long-term care CH
• Lupus erythematosus, systemic (SLE) CH
• Lyme disease CH/MS
• Macular degeneration CH
• Mallory-Weiss syndrome MS
• Mastectomy MS
• Mastitis OB/GYN
• Mastoidectomy PED/MS
• Measles CH/PED
• Melanoma, malignant MS/CH
• Meningitis, acute meningococcal MS
• Meniscectomy MS/CH
• Menopause GYN
• Mental delay (formerly mental retardation) CH
• Metabolic syndrome CH/MS
• Miscarriage OB
• Mitral stenosis MS/CH
• Mononucleosis, infectious CH
• Mood disorders PSY
• Mountain sickness, acute (AMS) CH/MS
• Multiple personality PSY
• Multiple sclerosis CH
• Mumps PED/CH
• Muscular dystrophy (Duchenne's) PED/CH
• Myasthenia gravis MS
• Myeloma, multiple MS/CH
• Myocardial infarction MS
• Myocarditis MS
• Myringotomy PED/MS
• Myxedema CH
• Narcolepsy CH
• Necrotizing cellulitis, fasciitis MS
• Neglect/Abuse CH/PSY
• Neonatal, normal newborn PED
• Neonatal, premature newborn PED
• Nephrectomy MS
• Nephrolithiasis MS/CH
• Nephrotic syndrome MS/CH
• Neuralgia, trigeminal CH
• Neuritis CH
• Nicotine withdrawal CH
• Nonketotic hyperglycemic-hyperosmolarcoma MS
• Obesity CH
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder PSY
• Opioid abuse CH/PSY
• Organic brain syndrome CH
• Osteoarthritis (degenerative joint disease) CH
• Osteomyelitis MS/CH
• Osteoporosis CH
• Palsy, cerebral (spastic hemiplegia) PED/CH
• Pancreatitis MS
• Panic disorder PSY
• Paranoid personality disorder PSY
• Paraplegia MS/CH
• Parathyroidectomy MS
• Parenteral feeding MS/CH
• Parkinson's disease CH
• Periarteritis nodosa MS/CH
• Pericarditis MS
• Perinatal loss/death of child OB/CH
• Peripheral arterial occlusive disease CH
• Peripheral vascular disease (atherosclerosis) CH
• Peritonitis MS
• Pheochromocytoma MS
• Phlebitis CH
• Phobia PSY
• Placenta previa OB
• Pleurisy CH
• Pneumonia CH/MS
• Pneumothorax MS
• Polyarteritis (nodosa) MS/CH
• Polycythemia vera CH
• Polyradiculitis MS
• Postoperative recovery period MS
• Postpartal period OB/CH
• Postpartum psychosis OB/PSY
• Post-traumatic stress disorder PSY
• Pregnancy (prenatal period) 1st trimester OB/CH
• Pregnancy (prenatal period) 2nd trimester OB/CH
• Pregnancy (prenatal period) 3rd trimester OB/CH
• Pregnancy, adolescent OB/CH
• Pregnancy, high-risk OB/CH
• Pregnancy-induced hypertension (preeclampsia) OB/CH
• Premenstrual dysphoric disorder GYN/PSY
• Premenstrual tension syndrome (PMS) GYN/CH
• Pressure ulcer or sore CH
• Preterm labor OB/CH
• Prostatectomy MS
• Pruritus CH
• Psoriasis CH
• Pulmonary edema MS
• Pulmonary edema, high-altitude MS
• Pulmonary embolus MS
• Pulmonary hypertension CH/MS
• Purpura, idiopathic thrombocytopenic CH
• Pyelonephritis MS
• Quadriplegia MS/CH
• Rape CH
• Raynaud's phenomenon CH
• Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) CH
• Regional enteritis CH
• Renal failure, acute (Kidney injury, acute) MS
• Renal failure, chronic CH/MS
• Renal transplantation MS
• Respiratory distress syndrome, acute MS
• Respiratory distress syndrome (prematureinfant) PED
• Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) PED
• Retinal detachment CH
• Reye's syndrome PED
• Rheumatic fever PED
• Rickets (osteomalacia) PED
• Ringworm, tinea CH
• Rubella PED/CH
• Scabies CH
• Scarlet fever PED
• Schizophrenia (schizophrenic disorders) PSY/CH
• Sciatica CH
• Scleroderma CH
• Scoliosis PED
• Seizure disorder CH
• Sepsis MS
• Sepsis, puerperal OB
• Serum sickness CH
• Sexually transmitted infection (STI) GYN/CH
• Shock MS
• Shock, cardiogenic MS
• Shock, hypovolemic/hemorrhagic MS
• Shock, septic MS
• Sick sinus syndrome MS
• SLE CH
• Smallpox MS
• Snow blindness CH
• Somatoform disorders PSY
• Spinal cord injury (SCI) MS/CH
• Sprain of ankle or foot CH
• Stapedectomy MS
• STI CH
• Stimulant abuse CH
• Substance dependence/abuse rehabilitation PSY/CH
• Surgery, general MS
• Synovitis (knee) CH
• Syphilis, congenital PED
• Syringomyelia MS
• Tay-Sachs disease PED
• Thrombophlebitis CH/MS/OB
• Thrombosis, venous MS
• Thrush CH
• Thyroidectomy MS
• Thyrotoxicosis MS
• TIA CH
• Tic douloureux CH
• Tonsillectomy PED/MS
• Tonsillitis PED
• Total joint replacement MS
• Toxemia of pregnancy OB
• Toxic shock syndrome MS
• Traction MS
• Transfusion reaction, blood MS
• Transient ischemic attack (TIA) CH
• Transplantation, recipient MS
• Traumatic brain injury (TBI) CH
• Trichinosis CH
• Tuberculosis (pulmonary) CH
• Tympanoplasty MS
• Typhus (tick-borne/Rocky Mountain spotted fever) CH/MS
• Ulcer, decubitus CH/MS
• Ulcer, peptic (acute) MS/CH
• Ulcer, venous stasis CH
• Unconsciousness MS
• Urinary diversion MS/CH
• Urolithiasis MS/CH
• Uterine bleeding, dysfunctional GYN/MS
• Uterus, rupture of, in pregnancy OB
• Vaginismus GYN/CH
• Vaginitis GYN/CH
• VAP (ventilator-acquired pneumonia) MS
• Varices, esophageal MS
• Varicose veins CH
• Venereal disease CH
• Ventricular fibrillation MS
• Ventricular tachycardia MS
• West Nile fever CH/MS
• Wilms’ tumor PED
• Wound, gunshot MS
• APPENDIX 1
• Tools for Choosing Nursing Diagnoses
• Adult Medical/Surgical Assessment Tool
• Diagnostic Divisions: Nursing Diagnoses Organized According to a Nursing Focus
• APPENDIX 2
• Client Situation and Prototype Plan of Care
• Plan of Care for Client with Diabetes Mellitus
• Another Approach to Planning Client Care — Mind or Concept Mapping
• NURSE'S POCKET MINDER: Convert Nursing Problem Statement Into Nursing Diagnosis Quickly Easily Accurately