Includes bibliograhical references (p. 950-967) and index.

Sect. 1. Nursing diagnosis in the nursing process -- Ch. 1. Nursing diagnoses : issues and controversies -- Ch. 2. Development of nursing diagnosis -- Ch. 3. Types and components of nursing diagnoses -- Ch. 4. Nursing diagnosis : what it is, what it is not -- Ch. 5. Planning care with nursing diagnosis -- Ch. 6. Ten steps to putting it all together -- Sect. 2. Manual of nursing diagnoses -- Pt. 1. Individual nursing diagnoses -- Pt. 2. Family/home nursing diagnoses -- Pt. 3. Community nursing diagnoses -- Pt. 4. Health promotion/wellness nursing diagnoses -- Sect. 3. Manual of collaborative problems -- Potential complication : cardiac/vascular dysfunction -- Potential complication : respiratory dysfunction -- Potential complication : metabolic/immune/hematopoietic dysfunction -- Potential complication : renal/urinary dysfunction -- Potential complication : neurologic/sensory dysfunction -- Potential complication : gastrointestinal/hepatic/biliary dysfunction -- Potential complication : muscular/skeletal dysfunction -- Potential complication : reproductive dysfunction -- Potential complication : medication therapy adverse effects -- App. A. Nursing diagnoses grouped under functional health patterns -- App. B. Nursing admission data base.