DaviS Advantage For WilkinSon’S
FundamentalS Of NurSing (2 Volume Set):
Theory, ConceptS, And ApplicationS Fifth
Edition LateSt VerSion 2025 [A+] All ChapterS
Fu Lly Covered
By LeSlie S. TreaS Phd RN CPNP-PC NNP-BC (Author), Karen L. Barnett
DNP RN (Author), & 1 More
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 1 • DaviS Advantage For WilkinSon’S FundamentalS Of NurSing: Theory, ConceptS, And
ApplicationS, Fifth Edition
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
About The AuthorS
Dedication
Preface
ContributorS For ThiS Edition
ReviewerS For ThiS Edition
ContributorS To PreviouS EditionS
ReviewerS Of PreviouS EditionS
AcknowledgmentS
ContentS
Brief ContentS
Unit 1: How NurSeS Think
Chapter 1: Evolution Of NurSing Thought & Action
About The Key ConceptS
HiStorical LeaderS Who Advanced The ProfeSSion Of NurSing
NurSing Today: Full-Spectrum NurSing
Contemporary NurSing: Education, Regulation, And Practice
How IS NurSing Defined?
How Do NurSeS’ Educational PathS Differ?
How IS NurSing Practice Regulated?
What Are Some Important NurSing OrganizationS?
NurSing Practice: Caring For ClientS
The Healthcare Delivery SyStem
What TypeS Of Care Are Provided?
,Where IS Care Provided?
How IS Healthcare Categorized?
Who Are The MemberS Of The InterprofeSSional Healthcare Team?
How IS Healthcare Financed?
How Are SupplieS And Equipment Provided?
How IS Healthcare Regulated?
How Have Healthcare Reform EffortS Affected Care?
What Are The ISSueS Related To Healthcare Reform?
How Do ProviderS And FacilitieS EnSure Quality Care?
FactorS That Influence Contemporary NurSing Practice
What Are Some TrendS In Society?
What Are Some TrendS In NurSing And Healthcare?
Chapter 2: Clinical Judgment
Key ConceptS
What DoeS NurSing Involve?
Theoretical Knowledge: Knowing Why
What IS Clinical Judgment?
What Are The Different KindS Of NurSing Knowledge?
Foundational Knowledge Required
What Are ModelS Of Clinical Judgment?
What IS Clinical ReaSoning?
What IS Critical Thinking?
What Are Critical-Thinking SkillS?
What Are Critical-Thinking AttitudeS?
Why IS Critical Thinking Important For NurSeS?
NurSeS Deal With Complex SituationS
ClientS Are Unique
NurSeS Apply Knowledge To Provide HoliStic Care
A Model For Critical Thinking
, Applying The Model: An Example
Practical Knowledge: Knowing How
How IS The NurSing ProceSS Related To Critical Thinking?
How IS The NurSing ProceSS Related To Clinical Judgment?
What IS Caring?
What IS Full-Spectrum NurSing?
What ConceptS Are USed In Full-Spectrum NurSing?
How DoeS The Model Work?
Chapter 3: The StepS Of The NurSing ProceSS
About The Key ConceptS
ASSeSSment: The FirSt Step Of The NurSing ProceSS
TypeS And SourceS Of Data
NurSing ASSeSSment SkillS
TypeS Of ASSeSSment
Practical Knowledge: Knowing How
Interviewing To Obtain A NurSing Health HiStory
TypeS Of InterviewS
Preparing For An Interview
How And When Should I Validate Data?
How Can I Organize Data?
How Should I Document Data
GuidelineS For Recording ASSeSSment Data
ToolS For Recording ASSeSSment Data
AnalySiS/DiagnoSiS: The Second Step Of The NurSing ProceSS
What Are The OriginS Of NurSing DiagnoSiS?
Recognizing When To USe NurSing DiagnoSeS
TypeS Of NurSing DiagnoSeS
What IS DiagnoStic ReaSoning
Analyze And Interpret Data