How to Write a Nursing Care Plan

How to Write a Nursing Care Plan

Nursing Care plan Introduction: To be a successful nursing student or nurse you must understand how to write nursing care plans. The nursing care plans help nurses to plan how to offer nursing care to patients who are suffering from different illnesses. The nursing care plan records the identification of existing problems, existing needs, recognition of the potential patient needs, and potential risks.With the knowledge of writing nursing care plans, your confidence in handling a patient with different diagnosis increases. There are two types of Care plans which is Formal nursing care plans and Informal nursing care plans. Here we published a sample Nursing care plan for Nursing students, which is written by a Diploma in Nursing Student from Mangaluru Nursing College.

Steps of Writing a Nursing Care Plan:

Step 1: Data Collection or Assessment
Step 2: Nursing Diagnosis.
Step 3: Objective

Step 4: Plan of Action

Step 5: Implementation

Step 6: Rationale 

Step 7: Evaluation

Sample Nursing Care plan:

The Example and Sample Care plan with complete details including Health Education and Conclusion is provided here in pdf. format

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Nursing Care Plan Author;

Name: Harshika

Age: 24 Years

Course: 2nd year Diploma in Nursing

Location: Mangalore