Thinking in-depth about the different aspects of your patient is a critical first step. Find applicable ideas by browsing nursing reference books. The Library Reference Room contains several nursing reference sources to assist you in compiling a list of keywords to try in your search statement. You may want to start looking for keywords that could relate to your patient in Brunner's and Suddarth's Textbook of Medical - Surgical Nursing, [edited by Suzanne Smeltzer and Brenda Bare], Call Number Ref RT 41 .B86 2000, or Nursing Diagnosis: Application to Clinical Practice, [edited by Lynda Juall Carpenito.] The Call Number is Ref RT 48.6. C386 2000.
Here is a pool of keywords and phrases drawn from the vignette that relate to the patient, Donna Drake.
- atrial fibrillation
- obstructive pulmonary disease
- depression
- warfarin
- nutrition
- older adults
- elderly
- pain