A nursing care plan outlines the nursing care to be provided to a patient. It is a set of actions the nurse will implement to resolve nursing problems identified by assessment. The creation of the plan is an intermediate stage of the nursing process. It guides in the ongoing provision of nursing care and assists in the evaluation of that care. {wiki}

Characteristics of a quality nursing care plan:

• It focuses on actions which are designed to solve or minimize the existing problem.
• It is a product of a deliberate systematic process.
• It relates to the future.
• It is based upon identifiable health and nursing problems.

Elements of the nursing care plan:

• NANDA nursing diagnosis with related factors and diagnostic criteria
• Nursing outcome classifications with specified outcomes to be achieved including deadlines
• Nursing intervention classifications with specified interventions.

Sample Nursing Care Plans

The information contained herein is intended for educational purposes only. Learning on how to make your own Nursing Care Plan (NCP) is one of our primary goal. Read this post to have a better view on how to formulate a quality Nursing Care Plan (NCP).

• List of potential Nursing Diagnosis for CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES/DISORDERS
• List of potential Nursing Diagnosis for RESPIRATORY DISEASES/DISORDERS
• List of potential Nursing Diagnosis for FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE DISEASES/DISORDERS
• List of potential Nursing Diagnosis for DIGESTIVE/GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES/DISORDERS
• List of potential Nursing Diagnosis for NEUROLOGICAL/SENSORY DISEASES/DISORDERS
• List of potential Nursing Diagnosis for METABOLIC AND ENDOCRINE DISEASES/DISORDERS
• List of potential Nursing Diagnosis for HEMATOLOGIC AND IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES/DISORDERS
• List of potential Nursing Diagnosis for INTEGUMENTARY AND SKELETAL SYSTEM DISEASES/DISORDERS
  

Nursing Care Plan Books

Here is our list of Nursing Care Plans

• Nursing Care Plan – Abruptio Placenta (7)
• Nursing Care Plan – Acute Pain r/t fronto-temporal mass (0)
• Nursing Care Plan – Acute Pain r/t surgery AMB incision on L arm (1)
• Nursing Care Plan – Acute Pancreatitis (0)
• Nursing Care Plan – AIDS/HIV (8)
• Nursing Care Plan – Amoebiasis/Amebiasis (Amoebic Dysentery) (3)
• Nursing Care Plan – Amputation (1)
• Nursing Care Plan – Anemia (19)
• Nursing Care Plan – Angina (18)
• Nursing Care Plan – Appendectomy (1)
• Nursing Care Plan – Appendicitis (13)
• Nursing Care Plan – Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (0)
• Nursing Care Plan – Bipolar Disorder (22)
• Nursing Care Plan – Breast Cancer (3)
• Nursing Care Plan – Breastfeeding Ineffective (0)
• Nursing Care Plan – Bronchial Asthma (36)
• Nursing Care Plan – Bronchitis (3)
• Nursing Care Plan – Burn (2)
• Nursing Care Plan – Carbon Monoxide Poisoning (0)
• Nursing Care Plan – Cardiomyoplasty (Post-op) (0)
• Nursing Care Plan – Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) (64)
• Nursing Care Plan – Cesarean Delivery (0)
• Nursing Care Plan – Chickenpox (0)
• Nursing Care Plan – Cholecystectomy (6)
• Nursing Care Plan – Cholecystectomy (Gallbladder Removal) (15)
• Nursing Care Plan – Cholelithiasis (2)
• Nursing Care Plan – Cholera (0)
• Nursing Care Plan – Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) (15)
• Nursing Care Plan – Clubfoot or Talipes Equinovarus (4)
• Nursing Care Plan – Colon Cancer (Colorectal Cancer) (13)
• Nursing Care Plan – Community Acquired Pneumonia (19)
• Nursing Care Plan – Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) (11)
• Nursing Care Plan – Constipation (10)
• Nursing Care Plan – Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (1)
• Nursing Care Plan – Cough (13)
• Nursing Care Plan – Crohn’s Disease (0)
• Nursing Care Plan – Dengue Fever (46)
• Nursing Care Plan – Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 (15)
• Nursing Care Plan – Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 (9)
• Nursing Care Plan – Diarrhea (20)
• Nursing Care Plan – Dilatation and Curettage (D & C) (1)
• Nursing Care Plan – Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding (DUB) (1)
• Nursing Care Plan – Ectopic Pregnancy (44)
• Nursing Care Plan – Endometrial Cancer (14)
• Nursing Care Plan – Family Nursing Care Plan FNCP (0)
• Nursing Care Plan – Fever (39)
• Nursing Care Plan – Fibromyalgia (6)
• Nursing Care Plan – Fracture (1)
• Nursing Care Plan – Glaucoma (4)
• Nursing Care Plan – Gouty Arthritis (3)
• Nursing Care Plan – Hemodialysis (1)
• Nursing Care Plan – Hemophilia (0)
• Nursing Care Plan – Hemorrhoids (1)
• Nursing Care Plan – Hepatitis A (0)
• Nursing Care Plan – Hirschsprung’s disease (Congenital Aganglionic Megacolon) (8)
• Nursing Care Plan – Hydrocephalus (9)
• Nursing Care Plan – Hyperbilirubinemia (Jaundice) (13)
• Nursing Care Plan – Hypertension (50)
• Nursing Care Plan – Hyperthyroidism (1)
• Nursing Care Plan – Hypervolemia (1)
• Nursing Care Plan – Hypovolemia (Fluid Volume Deficit) (0)
• Nursing Care Plan – Impaired adjustment r/t health status requiring change in lifestyle (0)
• Nursing Care Plan – Impaired physical mobility of the lower extremity r/t external fixator @ L leg (0)
• Nursing Care Plan – Impaired skin integrity r/t changes in the barrier function of the skin (0)
• Nursing Care Plan – Impaired skin integrity r/t traction application (0)
• Nursing Care Plan – Impaired Urinary Elimination r/t oral fluid/solid restriction & sensory motor impairment (0)
• Nursing Care Plan – Impaired verbal communication r/t loss of facial or oral muscle tone control (0)
• Nursing Care Plan – Ineffective airway clearance r/t lung impairment (0)
• Nursing Care Plan – Ineffective Airway Clearance r/t secretions in the bronchi (8)
• Nursing Care Plan – Ineffective tissue perfusion related to vasoconstriction of blood vessels (0)
• Nursing Care Plan – Infection r/t Bartholin’s duct cyst AMB pain and swelling of the duct (0)
• Nursing Care Plan – Knowledge deficient r/t lack of information resource (4)
• Nursing Care Plan – Kyphosis (1)
• Nursing Care Plan – Leptospirosis (8)
• Nursing Care Plan – Leukemia (2)
• Nursing Care Plan – Liver Cirrhosis (14)
• Nursing Care Plan – Lung Cancer (4)
• Nursing Care Plan – Mild Anxiety r/t loss of presence of the family (2)
• Nursing Care Plan – Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass (0)
• Nursing Care Plan – Mitral Valve Annuloplasty (Post-op) (6)
• Nursing Care Plan – Multiple Sclerosis (0)
• Nursing Care Plan – Myocardial Infarction (39)
• Nursing Care Plan – Nausea & Vomiting (12)
• Nursing Care Plan – Neonatal Pneumonia (5)
• Nursing Care Plan – Neonatal Sepsis (Sepsis Neonatorum) (1)
• Nursing Care Plan – Nephritis (0)
• Nursing Care Plan – Nephrotic Syndrome (5)
• Nursing Care Plan – Peptic Ulcer (4)
• Nursing Care Plan – Peritonitis (0)
• Nursing Care Plan – Placenta Previa (11)
• Nursing Care Plan – Pneumonia (3)
• Nursing Care Plan – Postpartum Hemorrhage (42)
• Nursing Care Plan – Pott’s Disease (1)
• Nursing Care Plan – Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (PIH; Preeclampsia and Eclampsia) (21)
• Nursing Care Plan – Preterm Labor (0)
• Nursing Care Plan – Pyelonephritis (3)
• Nursing Care Plan – Rabies (2)
• Nursing Care Plan – Renal Failure (10)
• Nursing Care Plan – Respiratory Acidosis (0)
• Nursing Care Plan – Respiratory Alkalosis (0)
• Nursing Care Plan – Rheumatoid Arthritis (1)
• Nursing Care Plan – Risk for uterine infection r/t lochia and episiotomy (6)
• Nursing Care Plan – Seizure (25)
• Nursing Care Plan – Smoke Poisoning (0)
• Nursing Care Plan – Spinal Cord Injury (1)
• Nursing Care Plan – Spontaneous Abortion (3)
• Nursing Care Plan – Systemic Lupus Erythematous (SLE) (45)
• Nursing Care Plan – TB Meningitis (10)
• Nursing Care Plan – TB Meningitis Pedia (0)
• Nursing Care Plan – Thyroidectomy (0)
• Nursing Care Plan – Tuberculosis (TB) (3)
• Nursing Care Plan – Typhoid Fever (14)
• Nursing Care Plan – Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding (0)
• Nursing Care Plan – Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) (36)
• Nursing Care Plan for Insomia (0)
• Nursing Care Plan – Tetanus (0)
• Nursing Diagnosis for Hematologic and Immune System Diseases/Disorders (0)
• Nursing Diagnosis for Integumentary and Skeletal System Diseases/Disorders (0)
• Nursing Diagnosis for Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders (3)
• Nursing Diagnosis for Neurological/Sensory Disorders (9)
• Nursing Management of Patients in Traction (0)
• Tips on Making A Good Nursing Care Plan (1)