Textbooks

Use this pocket-sized guide to make nursing diagnoses and formulate care plans! Ackley and Ladwig's Guide to Nursing Diagnosis, 7th Edition provides quick access to more than 1300 specific client symptoms and a logical, step-by-step guide to care planning. A condensed version of Ackley and Ladwig's Nursing Diagnosis Handbook, this guide is updated with the 2021-2023 NANDA-I(R) approved nursing diagnoses. Care plans are suggested for each diagnosis, including interventions, desired outcomes, and patient teaching. From nursing educators Marina Reyna Martinez-Kratz and Mary Beth Flynn Makic, this reference is ideal for use in in class, clinicals, or at the bedside!

Section I: Guide to Nursing Diagnoses

includes an alphabetical listing of client symptoms, client problems, medical diagnoses, psychosocial diagnoses, and clinical states, along with suggested 2021-2023 NANDA-I(R) approved nursing diagnoses, allowing you to evaluate and select an appropriate diagnosis for the client.

Section II: Guide to Planning Care includes care plans for all 2021-2023 NANDA-I approved nursing diagnoses, including evidence-based, independent, collaborative, geriatric, pediatric, home care, and culturally competent interventions, as well as client/family teaching and discharge planning.

Pocket-size portability makes this book easy to carry and use in in class, clinicals, or at the bedside.

Alphabetical thumb tabs provide quick access to specific symptoms and nursing diagnoses.

Index of NANDA-I Diagnoses is included on the inside front and back covers.

NEW and UNIQUE! 2021-2023 NANDA-I(R) approved nursing diagnoses are updated with new and revised diagnoses.

NEW! Updated nursing diagnoses include class and domain information consistent with the current NANDA-I.

Passing your admission assessment exam is the first step on the journey to becoming a successful health professional - make sure you're prepared with Admission Assessment Exam Review, 3rd Edition from the testing experts at HESI! It offers complete content review and nearly 400 practice questions on the topics typically found on admission exams, including math, reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, biology, chemistry, anatomy and physiology, and physics. Plus, it helps you identify areas of weakness so you can focus your study time.

Sample problems and step-by-step examples

with explanations in the math and physics sections show you how to work through each problem so you understand the steps it takes to complete the equation.

Practice tests

with answer keys for each topic - located in the appendices for quick access - help you assess your understanding of each topic and familiarize you with the types of questions you're likely to encounter on the actual exam.

HESI Hints

boxes offer valuable test-taking tips, as well as rationales, suggestions, examples, and reminders for specific topics.

End-of-chapter review questions help you gauge your understanding of chapter content.

A full-color layout and more illustrations in the life science chapters visually reinforce key concepts for better understanding.

Expanded and updated content in each chapter ensures you're studying the most current content.

Basic algebra review in the math section offers additional review and practice.

Color-coded chapters help you quickly find specific topic sections.

Helpful organizational features in each chapter include an introduction, key terms, chapter outline, and a bulleted chapter summary to help you focus your study.

A glossary at the end of the text offers quick access to key terms and their definitions.