Clinical Nursing: A Process Approach

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Clinical nursing is an advanced nursing practice that involves providing advice related to specific conditions or treatment pathways. It specializes in evidence-based nursing practice in a particular specialization of medicine. It is involved in designing, implementing and evaluating both population-based and patient-specific programs of care. There are five principal steps involved in the process of nursing, which include assessment, diagnosis, outcomes, implementation and planning. The process of assessment is concerned with analyzing a patient on the basis of in-depth physiological, economic, social and lifestyle factors. The diagnosis involves a thorough and careful examination of a patient's physical symptoms and behavior. Following this, realistic goals are set for the recovery of patients based on prior experience. It is followed by an implementation of the care plan and recording the progress of a patient. Evaluation is the final step that seeks to investigate the effectiveness of the care plan and examine the response of a patient. This book provides comprehensive insights into the field of clinical nursing. It consists of contributions made by international experts. Researchers and students in this field will be assisted by this book.