Davis Advantage for Basic Nursing

Thinking, Doing, and Caring

by Leslie S. Treas, Karen L. Barnett, Mable H. Smith

3rd Edition

Publisher: F. A. Davis Company

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Print ISBN	9781719642071
eText ISBN	9781719647533
Publisher	F. A. Davis Company
Publishing Year	2021
Edition	3rd Edition
Language	English
Pages	1776

Davis Advantage for Basic Nursing: Thinking, Doing, and Caring, 3rd Edition, by Leslie S. Treas, Karen L. Barnett, and Mable H. Smith, is an introductory textbook published by F. A. Davis Company. Written for nursing students in foundational courses, this text establishes essential principles of clinical reasoning, patient advocacy, and evidence-based practice.

The content covers key clinical operations, including measuring vital signs, performing physical assessment, maintaining asepsis and infection prevention, and executing safe medication administration. It also examines human responses to health and illness, stress and adaptation, psychosocial health, and care delivery in multicultural healthcare environments.

To assist learners in understanding clinical workflows, the 3rd edition combines the steps of the nursing process into a single chapter that demonstrates how individual stages connect. The textbook also incorporates the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (CJMM) to assist both nursing instructors and introductory nursing students.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Evolution of Nursing Thought & Action
Chapter 2: Clinical Judgment
Chapter 3: The Steps of the Nursing Process
Chapter 4: Evidence-Based Practice: Theory & Research
Chapter 5: Life Span: Infancy Through Middle Adulthood
Chapter 6: Life Span: Older Adults
Chapter 7: Experiencing Health & Illness
Chapter 8: Stress & Adaptation
Chapter 9: Psychosocial Health & Illness
Chapter 10: Family Health
Chapter 11: Caring in Multicultural Healthcare Environments
Chapter 12: Spirituality
Chapter 13: Experiencing Loss
Chapter 14: Promoting Health
Chapter 15: Communication & Therapeutic Relationships
Chapter 16: Patient Education
Chapter 17: Documenting & Reporting
Chapter 18: Measuring Vital Signs
Chapter 19: Physical Assessment
Chapter 20: Promoting Asepsis & Preventing Infection
Chapter 21: Safety
Chapter 22: Facilitating Hygiene
Chapter 23: Administering Medication
Chapter 24: Nutrition
Chapter 25: Urinary Elimination
Chapter 26: Bowel Elimination
Chapter 27: Sensation, Perception, & Response
Chapter 28: Pain
Chapter 29: Physical Activity & Immobility
Chapter 30: Sexual Health
Chapter 31: Sleep & Rest
Chapter 32: Skin Integrity & Wound Healing
Chapter 33: Oxygenation
Chapter 34: Circulation & Perfusion
Chapter 35: Hydration & Homeostasis
Chapter 36: Caring for the Surgical Patient
Chapter 37: Community & Home Health Nursing
Chapter 38: Nursing Informatics
Chapter 39: Legal Accountability
Chapter 40: Leading and Managing (Online Only in the eBook on Davis Advantage)
Chapter 41: Ethics and Values (Online Only in the eBook on Davis Advantage)

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