2021-2023 12th Edition
by T. Heather Herdman (Editor), Shigemi Kamitsuru (Editor), Camila Lopes (Editor)
The quintessential guide to nursing diagnoses from NANDA-I experts in new updated edition
Fully updated and revised by editors T. Heather Herdman, Shigemi Kamitsuru, and Camila Takáo Lopes, NANDA International Nursing Diagnoses: Definitions and Classification, 2021-2023, 12th Edition
is the definitive guide to nursing diagnoses, as reviewed and approved
by the NANDA International (NANDA-I) Diagnosis Development Committee
(DDC). In this new edition of a seminal text, the editors have revised
all introductory chapters, providing critical information needed for
nurses to understand assessment, its link to diagnosis and clinical
reasoning, and the purpose and use of taxonomic structure for nurses at
the bedside. Researchers will also find new recommendations to improve
the terminology.
Additional Key Updates
- 46 new nursing diagnoses and 67 revised diagnoses
- Changes to 17 nursing diagnosis labels, ensuring they are consistent with current literature and reflect a human response
- Refinement of the vast majority of the nursing diagnosis related/risk factors
- Standardization
of diagnostic indicator terms (defining characteristics, related
factors, risk factors) to further aid clarity for students and
clinicians
- Coding of all terms for those using electronic versions of the terminology
- Web-based resources include reference lists for new and revised diagnoses
- New chapter on revised Level of Evidence Criteria for diagnosis submission
