Nurses Pocket Guide: Diagnosing & Care Planning

1. Nurses Pocket guide: Nursing diagnoses, prioritizing interventions & care plan guidance Latimani Morgan To: All Nursing Department Directors & Nursing School Program Directors

2. The purpose is to provide all nurses and future nurses with tools that will make diagnosing patients and creating plans of care more accurate and effective. Goal/Purpose The Nurses Pocket Guide App is the one to get the job done

3. About the app • The Nurses Pocket Guide has necessary information to look up signs and symptoms of medical conditions. It links directly to the associated nursing diagnoses and develops appropriate plans of care.

4. What devices can It be used on? The nurses pocket guide can be used on any smartphone device, tablets, etc. It can also be used without internet connection which makes it available at all times.

5. Key Features • Actions/Interventions: organized by priority with selected rationales • Defining Characteristics: presented subjectively and objectively • Documentation section: section that focuses on other steps of the nursing process, reminding you of the importance and necessity of recording each step • Labels: Includes NIC and NOC labels at the end of each diagnosis • Index: with over 400 disease/disorders with prioritized associated nursing diagnoses

6. What/Who can it be used for? • Accurate nursing diagnosis • Developing effective care plans • Used by: • Nursing Professionals • Nursing Program Students

7. EACH “NANDA” approved diagnosis listing…..(North American nursing diagnosis association) Includes: Definition Related Factors Defining Characteristics Prioritized Actions/Interventions Rationales Documentation Guidelines

8. Price & Availability Cost: $39.95 It is an investment more than just a purchase. Available on ITunes and Google Play stores. http://www.unboundmedicine.com/products/nurses_pocket_guide