Reddit mentions of Nursing Care Plans: Diagnoses, Interventions, and Outcomes

It gets a lot easier. My first careplan was terrible. I think they are much easier to draft after you have had patho and med surg. Good luck!

EDIT: this is the care plan book I used the most
http://smile.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0323091377/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1457917093&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=nursing+care+plan+book&dpPl=1&dpID=51426KTcX9L&ref=plSrch

What's 200 level?

http://www.amazon.com/Nursing-Care-Plans-Diagnoses-Interventions/dp/0323091377/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417620785&sr=8-1&keywords=nursing+care+plan

I use this on for adults but this really don't help for Peds and Maternity. Also, don't buy the kindle version, its a waste of money

http://www.amazon.com/Nursing-Care-Plans-Diagnoses-Interventions/dp/0323091377

http://www.amazon.com/Nurses-Pocket-Guide-Prioritized-Interventions/dp/0803622341/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1417627393&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=nurses+pocket+guide+diagnoses+prioritized+interventions+and+rationales+13th+edition

By far the two best I have used...I'm in my last semester of a RN/BSN program...

My surgery rotations were in thoracic and cardiac surgery. I used ineffective gas exchange very often both because of the trauma of surgery (which may not be as relevant for abdominal procedures), but also because of the decreased mobility leading to decreased air entry.

If you have the means to get one, and if your program is cool with you using them, my care plan book was a lifesaver! I used this one. I think a new one has since been released, although I don't know if it's Canadian or American.