| Unit I | | Introduction to Care Planning | | 1 |
| Ch. 1 | | The Bifocal Clinical Practice Model | | 3 |
| Ch. 2 | | Documentation of Nursing Care | | 9 |
| Ch. 3 | | 11 Steps to Care Planning | | 27 |
| Ch. 4 | | The Ill Adult: Issues and Responses | | 32 |
| Ch. 5 | | Response to the Surgical Experience | | 38 |
| Ch. 6 | | Reducing Moral Distress in Nurses | | 50 |
| Unit II | | Clinical Nursing Care Plans | | 55 |
| Sect. 1 | | Medical Conditions | | 61 |
| Sect. 2 | | Surgical Procedures | | 463 |
| Sect. 3 | | Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures | | 667 |
| | | References/Bibliography | | 764 |
| | | Appendix | | 778 |
| | | Clinical Situations Index | | 787 |
| | | Nursing Diagnoses Index | | 789 |
| | | Collaborative Problems Index | | 796 |
| | | General Index | | 802 |