Nursing Assistant

by Hegner, Barbara R.; Acello, Barbara; Caldwell, Esther

• ISBN13: 9781401806323
• ISBN10: 1401806325
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-08-29
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

This best-selling competency based learning system offers comprehensive content that is unequaled in preparing learners to be skilled nursing assistants in long term care, acute care, and home care settings. Over the years, this text has become the essential resource for the latest information and trends in nursing assistant education. It includes the latest health industry expectations of the knowledge and skills nursing assistants need to bring to the workplace. In addition, it presents more than 160 procedures in an easy to understand step-by-step format.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Nursing Assisting	p. 1
Community Health Care	p. 2
Role of the Nursing Assistant	p. 11
Consumer Rights and Responsibilities in Health Care	p. 27
Ethical and Legal Issues Affecting the Nursing Assistant	p. 35
Scientific Principles	p. 45
Medical Terminology and Body Organization	p. 46
Classification of Disease	p. 63
Basic Human Needs and Communication	p. 73
Communication Skills	p. 74
Observation, Reporting, and Documentation	p. 88
Meeting Basic Human Needs	p. 112
Comfort, Pain, Rest, and Sleep	p. 127
Developing Cultural Sensitivity	p. 138
Infection and Infection Control	p. 149
Infection	p. 150
Infection Control	p. 168
Safety and Mobility	p. 201
Environmental and Nursing Assistant Safety	p. 202
Patient Safety and Positioning	p. 221
The Patient's Mobility: Transfer Skills	p. 248
The Patient's Mobility: Ambulation	p. 267
Measuring and Recording Vital Signs, Height, and Weight	p. 281
Body Temperature	p. 282
Pulse and Respiration	p. 301
Blood Pressure	p. 308
Measuring Height and Weight	p. 319
Patient Care and Comfort Measures	p. 327
Admission, Transfer, and Discharge	p. 328
Bedmaking	p. 337
Patient Bathing	p. 350
General Comfort Measures	p. 375
Principles of Nutrition and Fluid Balance	p. 397
Nutritional Needs and Diet Modifications	p. 398
Special Care Procedures	p. 421
Warm and Cold Applications	p. 422
Assisting with the Physical Examination	p. 437
The Surgical Patient	p. 444
Caring for the Emotionally Stressed Patient	p. 466
Death and Dying	p. 481
Other Health Care Settings	p. 495
Care of the Elderly and Chronically Ill	p. 496
The Organization of Home Care: Trends in Health Care	p. 527
The Nursing Assistant in Home Care	p. 538
Subacute Care	p. 548
Alternative, Complementary, and Integrative Approaches to Patient Care	p. 571
Body Systems, Common Disorders, and Related Care Procedures	p. 585
Integumentary System	p. 586
Respiratory System	p. 602
Circulatory (Cardiovascular) System	p. 620
Musculoskeletal System	p. 636
Endocrine System	p. 664
Nervous System	p. 678
Gastrointestinal System	p. 713
Urinary System	p. 732
Reproductive System	p. 755
Caring for the Patient with Cancer	p. 770
Expanded Role of the Nursing Assistant	p. 781
Rehabilitation and Restorative Services	p. 782
Obstetrical Patients and Neonates	p. 792
Pediatric Patients	p. 809
Special Advanced Procedures	p. 833
Response to Basic Emergencies	p. 851
Response to Basic Emergencies	p. 852
Moving Forward	p. 883
Employment Opportunities and Career Growth	p. 884
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