Ackley and Ladwig’s Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: An Evidence-Based Guide to Planning Care (13th Edition)

Ackley and Ladwig’s Nursing Diagnosis Handbook (13th Edition) is a comprehensive guide for creating evidence-based, individualized care plans. It provides up-to-date nursing diagnoses, suggested interventions, and rationales that support sound clinical decision-making.

This edition features the latest NANDA-I diagnoses, outcome indicators, and NIC/NOC interventions, along with step-by-step instructions for applying them in practice. Each diagnosis includes detailed assessment data, goals, and evidence summaries that connect nursing practice to current research.

Designed for nursing students and practicing clinicians, the handbook emphasizes patient safety, interprofessional collaboration, and patient-centered care, making it a key resource for planning and documenting effective nursing care.