Previous editions authored by Sheila A. Sorrentino and Leighann N. Remmert. Includes index.
Contents:
Introduction to health care -- The person's rights -- The nursing assistant -- Ethics and laws -- Student and work ethics -- Communicating with the person -- Health team communications -- Medical terminology -- Body structure and function -- The older person -- Safety needs -- Preventing falls -- Restraint alternatives and restraints -- Preventing infection -- Isolation precautions -- Body mechanics -- Moving the person -- Transferring the person -- The person's unit -- Bedmaking -- Oral hygiene -- Daily hygiene and bathing -- Grooming -- Dressing and undressing -- Urinary needs -- Urinary catheters -- Bowel needs -- Nutrition -- Meeting nutrition needs -- Fluid needs -- Measurements -- Exercise and activity needs -- Comfort and rest needs -- Collecting specimens -- Wound care -- Pressure injuries <U+00AD>-- Oxygen needs -- Rehabilitation needs -- Hearing, speech, and vision problems -- Common health problems -- Mental health disorders -- Confusion and dementia -- Emergency care -- End-of-life care -- Getting a job.
Summary:
"Providing guidelines for the skills performed by nursing assistants, this concise text walks you through key procedures step by step. Patient scenarios help you apply your knowledge and develop critical thinking skills. A primary focus of this book is the importance of treating residents with respect while providing safe, competent, and efficient care. And with OBRA-mandated coverage of the concepts and skills you need to master, you will prepare for success on state certification exams"---Back cover.
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