Workbook to Accompany Nursing Assistant A Nursing Process Approach

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

• ISBN13: 9781401806361
• ISBN10: 1401806368
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-09-12
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

This workbook provides numerous activities based on unit content to help learners review, recall, and reinforce essential concepts of nursing assisting practice. The use of this workbook to enhance understanding helps the learner become more confident in his or her knowledge and skills. A variety of exercise formats are used to challenge learners, including labeling, word search, and crossword.

Table of Contents

To the Learner	v
Tips on Studying Effectively	vi
Study Skills	x
PART 1 STUDENT ACTIVITIES	1	(316)
Introduction to Nursing Assisting	3	(14)
Unit 1 Community Health Care	3	(3)
Unit 2 Role of the Nursing Assistant	6	(5)
Unit 3 Consumer Rights and Responsibilities in Health Care	11	(3)
Unit 4 Ethical and Legal Issues Affecting the Nursing Assistant	14	(3)
Scientific Principles	17	(14)
Unit 5 Medical Terminology and Body Organization	17	(8)
Unit 6 Classification of Disease	25	(6)
Basic Human Needs and Communication	31	(30)
Unit 7 Communication Skills	31	(8)
Unit 8 Observation, Reporting, and Documentation	39	(7)
Unit 9 Meeting Basic Human Needs	46	(4)
Unit 10 Comfort, Pain, Rest, and Sleep	50	(6)
Unit 11 Developing Cultural Sensitivity	56	(5)
Infection and Infection Control	61	(15)
Unit 12 Infection	61	(7)
Unit 13 Infection Control	68	(8)
Safety and Mobility	76	(23)
Unit 14 Environmental and Nursing Assistant Safety	76	(6)
Unit 15 Patient Safety and Positioning	82	(6)
Unit 16 The Patient's Mobility: Transfer Skills	88	(6)
Unit 17 The Patient's Mobility: Ambulation	94	(5)
Measuring and Recording Vital Signs, Height, and Weight	99	(20)
Unit 18 Body Temperature	99	(6)
Unit 19 Pulse and Respiration	105	(4)
Unit 20 Blood Pressure	109	(5)
Unit 21 Measuring Height and Weight	114	(5)
Patient Care and Comfort Measures	119	(20)
Unit 22 Admission, Transfer, and Discharge	119	(4)
Unit 23 Bedmaking	123	(5)
Unit 24 Patient Bathing	128	(5)
Unit 25 General Comfort Measures	133	(6)
Principles of Nutrition and Fluid Balance	139	(11)
Unit 26 Nutritional Needs and Diet Modifications	139	(11)
Special Care Procedures	150	(32)
Unit 27 Warm and Cold Applications	150	(6)
Unit 28 Assisting with the Physical Examination	156	(5)
Unit 29 The Surgical Patient	161	(8)
Unit 30 Caring for the Emotionally Stressed Patient	169	(8)
Unit 31 Death and Dying	177	(5)
Other Health Care Settings	182	(32)
Unit 32 Care of the Elderly and Chronically III	182	(11)
Unit 33 Organization of Home Care: Trends in Health Care	193	(5)
Unit 34 The Nursing Assistant in Home Care	198	(6)
Unit 35 Subacute Care	204	(5)
Unit 36 Alternative, Complementary, and Integrative Approaches to Patient Care	209	(5)
Body Systems, Common Disorders, and Related Care Procedures	214	(71)
Unit 37 Integumentary System	214	(8)
Unit 38 Respiratory System	222	(7)
Unit 39 Circulatory (Cardiovascular) System	229	(6)
Unit 40 Musculoskeletal System	235	(9)
Unit 41 Endocrine System	244	(7)
Unit 42 Nervous System	251	(9)
Unit 43 Gastrointestinal System	260	(6)
Unit 44 Urinary System	266	(6)
Unit 45 Reproductive System	272	(7)
Unit 46 Caring for the Patient with Cancer	279	(6)
Expanded Role of the Nursing Assistant	285	(21)
Unit 47 Rehabilitation and Restorative Services	285	(5)
Unit 48 Obstetrical Patient and Neonate	290	(6)
Unit 49 Pediatric Patient	296	(5)
Unit 50 Special Advanced Procedures	301	(5)
Response to Basic Emergencies	306	(5)
Unit 51 Response to Basic Emergencies	306	(5)
Moving Forward	311	(6)
Unit 52 Employment Opportunities and Career Growth	311	(6)
PART 2 STUDENT PERFORMANCE RECORD	317	(8)
PART 3 FLASHCARDS	325