Lippincott's Essentials for Nursing Assistants A Humanistic Approach to Caregiving
by Carter, Pamela J.Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-07-14
Publisher(s): LWW
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Summary
This essentials version of Lippincott's Textbook for Nursing Assistants maintains the popular "humanistic" approach of the textbook by showing students the integral role the nursing assistant plays in patients' and residents' lives; yet its concise coverage renders it appropriate for a shortened course. By focusing on the most commonly-encountered aspects of the nursing assistant's role in nursing homes, hospitals, and home health, this text will prepare students for a nursing assistant career in any setting. Like the larger text, Lippincott's Essentials for Nursing Assistants offers a compelling art program, a direct, conversational writing style, and an emphasis on professionalism.
Table of Contents
| The health care system | p. 3 |
| The nursing assistant's job | p. 18 |
| Professionalism and job-seeking skills | p. 42 |
| Communication skills | p. 59 |
| Those we care for | p. 77 |
| The patient's or resident's environment | p. 93 |
| Basic body structure and function | p. 107 |
| Common disorders | p. 161 |
| Rehabilitation and restorative care | p. 209 |
| Infection control | p. 221 |
| Workplace safety | p. 256 |
| Patient and resident safety | p. 272 |
| Basic first aid and emergency care | p. 292 |
| Assisting with repositioning and transferring | p. 311 |
| Assisting with exercise | p. 343 |
| Bedmaking | p. 360 |
| Measuring and recording vital signs, height, and weight | p. 375 |
| Assisting with hygiene | p. 408 |
| Preventing pressure ulcers and assisting with wound care | p. 443 |
| Assisting with grooming | p. 460 |
| Assisting with nutrition | p. 489 |
| Assisting with urinary elimination | p. 512 |
| Assisting with bowel elimination | p. 544 |
| Assisting with comfort | p. 565 |
| Caring for people who are dying | p. 583 |
| Caring for people with dementia | p. 602 |
| Caring for people with developmental disabilities | p. 620 |
| Caring for people with cancer | p. 629 |
| Caring for people with HIV/AIDS | p. 637 |
| Caring for people who are having surgery | p. 645 |
| Answers to the What did you learn? exercises | p. 661 |
| Introduction to the language of health care | p. 663 |
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