Book excerpt: This is a pocket-sized companion to Sparks and Taylor’s Nursing Diagnosis Reference Manual, 9e. This book offers a quick guide to authoritative plans of care for the most up-to-date 2012-2014 NANDA International (NANDA-I) approved nursing diagnoses. A unique assessment framework and a consistent full color design and layout make the process of finding and using diagnoses quick and effective. See links between NANDA-I and the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) and Nursing Outcomes Classification(NOC) labels, and learn how these all fit together to provide patients with a global aspect of care. This book will be useful across nursing disciplines, throughout the student curriculum, and as a clinical nurse.