Nursing Care Plans Guidelines for Individualizing Client Care Accross the Life Span by M Doenges, this book presents diagnoses by priority. It contains comprehensive rationales for every intervention. It includes index of Nursing Diagnoses with page numbers. It covers complementary therapies. It focuses on individualized care for client across the lifespan. It applies the body system approach to care planning. It provides guidelines that cover total patient needs - physical, cultural, sexual, nutritional, and psychosocial. It shows what to expect in the hospital and community-based settings. It explains how to document for government regulations and third-party payers. It identifies discharge plan considerations.