Tired of trying to come up with the right words for treatment objectives? This book contains over 300 care plan goals in 150+ care plans, all coded for the MDS and the Quality Indicators. Each care plan contains a problem description; concern, need, or strength; goal/objective; and approach/in­ter­vention. Brand new care plans have been added for physical, behavioral, dementia, and leisure interest concerns. The fifth edition also contains information about the new interpretive guidelines.

Chapters: Introduction, Manual Organization and Use, DAP’ing and Narrative Style, Interdisciplinary Care Planning, Categorization and Organization, Gold Medal Care Plans, 7-Step Activity Care Plan Guide, Emotions and Descriptions List, Verb List, MDS Trigger Samples, Physical Conditions Alphabetical Subtopics List, Social Interactions Subtopics List, Emotional Issues Subtopics List, Mental Abilities Subtopics List, Leisure Interests Subtopics List, Abbrevia­tions, Medications, General Medical Terminology, and Diagnoses.