Mosby's textbook for nursing assistants : workbook and competency evaluation review /: workbook and competency evaluation review. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Textbook for nursing assistants
• Further Information: Note: Relda T. Kelly, RN, MSN, Professor Emeritus, Kankakee Community College, Kankakee, Illinois, Parish Nurse, Wesley United Methodist Church, Bradley, Ilinois ; procedure checklists by Helen Chigaros, RN, BS, MSN, CRRN, CNS, Professor Emeritus, Kankakee Community College, Director, Azzarelli Outreach Clinic, St. Teresa Roman Catholic Church, Parish Nurse, St. Teresa Roman Catholic Church, Kankakee, Illinois.
• Other Names: Kelly, Relda Timmeney; Chigaros, Helen; Sorrentino, Sheila A; Remmert, Leighann N
• Contents: 1. Introduction to Health Care Agencies; 2. The Person’s Rights; 3. The Nursing Assistant; 4. NEW! Delegation; 5. Ethics and Laws; 6. Work Ethics; 7. Communicating with the Health Team; 8. Assisting with the Nursing Process; 9. Understanding the Person; 10. Body Structure and Function; 11. Growth and Development; 12. Care of the Older Person; 13. Safety; 14. Preventing Falls; 15. Restraint Alternatives and Safe Restraint Use; 16. Preventing Infection; 17. Body Mechanics; 18. NEW! Safely Moving the Person; 19. NEW! Safely Transferring the Person; 20. The Person’s Unit; 21. Bedmaking; 22. Personal Hygiene; 23. Grooming; 24. Urinary Elimination; 25. NEW! Urinary Catheters; 26. Bowel Elimination; 27. Nutrition and Fluids; 28. Nutritional Support and IV Therapy; 29. Measuring Vital Signs; 30. Exercise and Activity; 31. Comfort, Rest, and Sleep; 32. Admission, Transfers, and Discharges; 33. Assisting with the Physical Examination; 34. Collecting and Testing Specimens; 35. The Person Having Surgery; 36. Wound Care; 37. Pressure Ulcers; 38. Heat and Cold Applications; 39. Oxygen Needs; 40. Respiratory Support and Therapies; 41. Rehabilitation and Restorative Nursing; 42. Hearing, Speech, and Vision Problems; 43. Cancer, Immune System, and Skin Disorders; 44. Nervous System and Musculoskeletal Disorders; 45. Cardiovascular, Respiratory, and Lymphatic Disorders; 46. Digestive and Endocrine Disorders; 47. Urinary and Reproductive Disorders; 48. Mental Health Problems; 49. Confusion and Dementia; 50. Development Disabilities; 51. Sexuality; 52. Caring for Mothers and Children; 53. Assisted Living; 54. Basic Emergency Care; 55. End-of-Life Care; 56. NEW! Getting a Job; COMPETENCY EVALUATION REVIEW; Textbook Chapters Review; Practice Exam 1; Practice Exam 2; Skills Evaluation Review; Answers to Review Questions in Textbook Chapters Review; Answers to Practice Exam 1; Answers to Practice Exam 2
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Mosby
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (528 pages)
• Subjects: 610.7306/98; Nurses' aides; Care of the sick
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323476256; 0323476252
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.