Table of Contents

PART I: MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING
Section 1: General Care Plans
1. Immobility
2. Infection
3. Older Adult Care
4. Perioperative Care
5. Pain
6. Cancer Care
7. Palliative and End-of-Life Care
8. Psychosocial Support for the Patient
9. Psychosocial Support for the Patient's Family and Significant Others
10. Support for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, and Intersex Patients

Section 2: Respiratory Care Plans
11. Acute Respiratory Failure
12. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
13. Pneumonia
14. Pneumothorax/Hemothorax
15. Pulmonary Embolus
16. Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Section 3: Cardiovascular Care Plans
17. Aneurysms
18. Peripheral Artery Disease
19. Cardiac and Noncardiac Shock (Circulatory Failure)
20. Cardiac Surgery
21. Coronary Artery Disease
22. Dysrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances
23. Heart Failure
24. Hypertension
25. Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
26. Venous Thrombosis/Thrombophlebitis

Section 4: Renal-Urinary Care Plans
27. Acute Kidney Injury
28. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
29. Care of the Patient Undergoing Hemodialysis
30. Care of the Patient Undergoing Peritoneal Dialysis
31. Care of the Kidney Transplant Recipient
32. Chronic Kidney Disease
33. Urinary Tract Calculi
34. Urinary Diversions
35. Urinary Tract Obstruction

Section 5: Neurologic Care Plans
36. General Care of Patients with Neurologic Disorders
37. Bacterial Meningitis
38. Guillain-Barré Syndrome
39. Intervertebral Disk Disease
40. Multiple Sclerosis
41. Parkinson's Disease
42. Seizures and Epilepsy
43. Spinal Cord Injury
44. Stroke
45. Traumatic Brain Injury

Section 6: Endocrine Care Plans
46. Diabetes Insipidus
47. Diabetes Mellitus
48. Diabetic Ketoacidosis
49. Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome
50. Hyperthyroidism
51. Hypothyroidism
52. Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone

Section 7: Gastrointestinal Care Plans
53. Abdominal Trauma
54. Appendicitis
55. Cholelithiasis, Cholecystitis, and Cholangitis
56. Cirrhosis
57. Crohn's Disease
58. Fecal Diversions: Colostomy, Ileostomy, and Ileal Pouch Anal Anastomoses
59. Hepatitis
60. Pancreatitis
61. Peptic Ulcer Disease
62. Peritonitis
63. Ulcerative Colitis

Section 8: Hematologic Care Plans
64. Anemias of Chronic Disease
65. Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
66. Polycythemia
67. Thrombocytopenia

Section 9: Musculoskeletal Care Plans
68. Amputation
69. Fractures
70. Joint Replacement Surgery
71. Osteoarthritis
72. Osteoporosis
73. Rheumatoid Arthritis

Section 10: Special Needs Care Plans
74. HIV/AIDS
75. Managing Wound Care
76. Providing Nutritional Support

PART II: PEDIATRIC NURSING CARE PLANS
77. Asthma
78. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
79. Bronchiolitis
80. Burns
81. Child Abuse and Neglect
82. Cystic Fibrosis
83. Diabetes Mellitus in Children
84. Fractures in Children
85. Gastroenteritis
86. Otitis Media
87. Poisoning
88. Sickle Cell Pain Crisis

PART III: MATERNITY NURSING CARE PLANS
89. Bleeding in Pregnancy
90. Diabetes in Pregnancy
91. Hyperemesis Gravidarum
92. Normal Labor
93. Postpartum Wound Infection
94. Preeclampsia
95. Preterm Labor
96. Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes
97. Breastfeeding

PART IV: PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH NURSING CARE PLANS
98. Delirium
99. Anxiety Disorders
100. Bipolar Disorder (Manic Component)
101. Dementia - Alzheimer's Type
102. Major Depression
103. Schizophrenia
104. Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

About the Author

Julie S. Snyder, MSN, RN, MEDSURG-BC, teaches at the School of Nursing at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.