Mosby's essentials for nursing assistants. ([2014])

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Essentials for nursing assistants
• Further Information: Note: Sheila A. Sorrentino, Phd, RN, Delegation Consultant, Anthem, Arizona, Leighann N. Remmert, MS, RN, Health Occupations Instructor, Lincolnland Technical Education Center, Lincoln, Illinois.
• Authors: Sorrentino, Sheila A; Remmert, Leighann N
• Contents: Machine generated contents note: 1. Hospitals and Nursing Centers -- Hospitals -- Long-Term Care Centers -- Organization -- The Nursing Team -- Nursing Care Patterns -- Paying for Health Care -- Meeting Standards -- 2. The Person's Rights -- Patients' Rights -- Residents' Rights -- 3. The Nursing Assistant -- Nurse Practice Acts -- The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 -- Roles and Responsibilities -- Delegation -- Ethical Aspects -- Legal Aspects -- Reporting Abuse -- Other Laws -- 4. Work Ethics -- Health, Hygiene, and Appearance -- Getting a Job -- Preparing for Work -- Teamwork -- Managing Stress -- Harassment -- Resigning From a Job -- Losing a Job -- Drug Testing -- 5.Communicating With the Health Team -- Communication -- The Medical Record -- The Kardex or Care Summary -- The Nursing Process -- Reporting and Recording -- Medical Terms and Abbreviations -- Computers and Other Electronic Devices -- Phone Communications -- Dealing With Conflict. Note continued: 6. Understanding the Person -- Caring for the Person -- Basic Needs -- Culture and Religion -- Behavior Issues -- 6. Understanding the Person -- cont'd -- Communicating With the Person -- Persons With Special Needs -- Family and Friends -- 7. Body Structure and Function -- Cells, Tissues, and Organs -- The Integumentary System -- The Musculo-Skeletal System -- The Nervous System -- The Circulatory System -- The Lymphatic System -- The Respiratory System -- The Digestive System -- The Urinary System -- The Reproductive System -- The Endocrine System -- The Immune System -- 8. Care of the Older Person -- Growth and Development -- Social Changes -- Physical Changes -- Needing Nursing Center Care -- Sexuality -- 9. Assisting With Safety -- Accident Risk Factors -- Identifying the Person -- Preventing Burns -- Preventing Poisoning -- Preventing Suffocation -- Procedure: Relieving Choking -- Adult or Child (Over 1 Year of Age) -- Preventing Equipment Accidents. Note continued: Wheelchair and Stretcher Safety -- Handling Hazardous Substances -- Disasters -- Procedure: Using a Fire Extinguisher -- Workplace Violence -- Risk Management -- 10. Assisting With Fall Prevention -- Causes and Risk Factors for Falls -- Fall Prevention -- Transfer/Gait Belts -- Procedure: Applying a Transfer/Gait Belt -- The Falling Person -- Procedure: Helping the Falling Person -- 11. Restraint Alternatives and Safe Restraint Use -- History of Restraint Use -- Restraint Alternatives -- Safe Restraint Use -- Procedure: Applying Restraints -- 12. Preventing Infection -- Microorganisms -- Infection -- Medical Asepsis -- Procedure: Hand Washing -- Procedure: Using an Alcohol-Based Hand Rub -- Isolation Precautions -- Procedure: Removing Gloves -- Procedure: Donning and Removing a Gown -- Procedure: Donning and Removing a Mask -- Bloodborne Pathogen Standard -- 13. Body Mechanics -- Principles of Body Mechanics -- Ergonomics -- Positioning the Person. Note continued: 14. Assisting With Moving and Transfers -- Preventing Work-Related Injuries -- Protecting the Skin -- Moving Persons in Bed -- Procedure: Moving the Person Up in Bed -- Procedure: Moving the Person Up in Bed With an Assist Device -- Procedure: Moving the Person to the Side of the Bed -- Turning Persons -- Procedure: Turning and Re-Positioning the Person -- Procedure: Logrolling the Person -- Sitting on the Side of the Bed (Dangling) -- Procedure: Sitting on the Side of the Bed (Dangling) -- Transferring Persons -- Procedure: Transferring the Person to a Chair or Wheelchair -- Procedure: Transferring the Person From a Chair or Wheelchair to Bed -- Procedure: Transferring the Person Using a Mechanical Lift -- Procedure: Transferring the Person To and From the Toilet -- Re-Positioning in a Chair or Wheelchair -- 15. Assisting With Comfort -- The Person's Unit -- Comfort -- Room Furniture and Equipment -- Bedmaking -- Procedure: Making a Closed Bed. Note continued: Procedure: Making an Occupied Bed -- Procedure: Making a Surgical Bed -- Assisting With Pain Relief -- Procedure: Giving a Back Massage -- Sleep -- 16. Assisting With Hygiene -- Daily Care -- Oral Hygiene -- Procedure: Brushing and Flossing the Person's Teeth -- Procedure: Providing Mouth Care for the Unconscious Person -- Procedure: Providing Denture Care -- Bathing -- Procedure: Giving a Complete Bed Bath -- Procedure: Assisting With the Partial Bath -- Procedure: Assisting With a Tub Bath or Shower -- Perineal Care -- Procedure: Giving Female Perineal Care -- Procedure: Giving Male Perineal Care -- 17. Assisting With Grooming -- Hair Care -- Procedure: Brushing and Combing Hair -- Procedure: Shampooing the Person's Hair -- Shaving -- Procedure: Shaving the Person's Face With a Safety Razor -- Nail and Foot Care -- Procedure: Giving Nail and Foot Care -- Changing Garments -- Procedure: Undressing the Person -- Procedure: Dressing the Person. Note continued: Procedure: Changing the Gown on the Person With an IV -- 18. Assisting With Urinary Elimination -- Normal Urination -- Procedure: Giving the Bedpan -- Procedure: Giving the Urinal -- Procedure: Helping the Person to the Commode -- Urinary Incontinence -- Procedure: Applying an Incontinence Brief -- Catheters -- Procedure: Giving Catheter Care -- Procedure: Emptying a Urinary Drainage Bag -- Procedure: Applying a Condom Catheter -- Bladder Training -- 19. Assisting With Bowel Elimination -- Normal Bowel Elimination -- Factors Affecting BMs -- Common Problems -- Bowel Training -- Enemas -- Procedure: Giving a Cleansing Enema -- Procedure: Giving a Small-Volume Enema -- The Person With an Ostomy -- 20. Assisting With Nutrition and Fluids -- Basic Nutrition -- Factors Affecting Eating and Nutrition -- OBRA Dietary Requirements -- Special Diets -- Fluid Balance -- Meeting Food and Fluid Needs -- Procedure: Preparing the Person for a Meal. Note continued: Procedure: Serving Meal Trays -- Procedure: Feeding the Person -- Procedure: Providing Drinking Water -- Assisting With Special Needs -- 21. Assisting With Assessment -- Vital Signs -- Procedure: Taking a Temperature With an Electronic Thermometer -- Procedure: Taking a Temperature With a Glass Thermometer -- Procedure: Taking a Radial Pulse -- Procedure: Taking an Apical Pulse -- Procedure: Counting Respirations -- Procedure: Measuring Blood Pressure -- Pain -- Intake and Output -- Procedure: Measuring Intake and Output -- Weight and Height -- Procedure: Measuring Weight and Height -- 22. Assisting With Specimens -- Urine Specimens -- Procedure: Collecting a Random Urine Specimen -- Procedure: Collecting a Midstream Specimen -- Procedure: Testing Urine With Reagent Strips -- Stool Specimens -- Procedure: Collecting a Stool Specimen -- Sputum Specimens -- Procedure: Collecting a Sputum Specimen -- 23. Assisting With Exercise and Activity -- Bedrest. Note continued: Range-of-Motion Exercises -- Procedure: Performing Range-of-Motion Exercises -- Ambulation -- Procedure: Helping the Person Walk -- 24. Assisting With Wound Care -- Skin Tears -- Circulatory Ulcers -- Procedure: Applying Elastic Stockings -- Procedure: Applying an Elastic Bandage -- Dressings -- Procedure: Applying a Dry, Non-Sterile Dressing -- Binders and Compression Garments -- Heat and Cold Applications -- Procedure: Applying Heat and Cold Applications -- 25. Assisting With Pressure Ulcers -- Risk Factors -- Persons at Risk -- Pressure Ulcer Stages -- Sites -- Prevention and Treatment -- Complications -- 26. Assisting With Oxygen Needs -- Altered Respiratory Function -- Meeting Oxygen Needs -- Procedure: Assisting With Deep-Breathing and Coughing Exercises -- Assisting With Oxygen Therapy -- Procedure: Using a Pulse Oximeter -- 27. Assisting With Rehabilitation and Restorative Nursing Care -- Restorative Nursing -- Rehabilitation and the Whole Person. Note continued: The Rehabilitation Team -- Rehabilitation Programs and Services -- Quality of Life -- 28. Caring for Persons With Common Health Problems -- Cancer -- Musculo-Skeletal Disorders -- Nervous System Disorders -- Hearing Loss -- Eye Disorders -- Cardiovascular Disorders -- Respiratory Disorders -- Digestive Disorders -- Urinary System Disorders -- Reproductive Disorders -- Endocrine Disorders -- Immune System Disorders -- Skin Disorders -- 29. Caring for Persons With Mental Health Disorders -- Basic Concepts -- Anxiety Disorders -- Schizophrenia -- Bipolar Disorder -- Depression -- Personality Disorders -- Substance Abuse and Addiction -- Eating Disorders -- Suicide -- Care and Treatment -- 30. Caring for Persons With Confusion and Dementia -- Confusion -- Dementia -- Alzheimer's Disease -- Care of Persons with AD and Other Dementias -- 31. Assisting With Emergency Care -- Emergency Care -- BLS for Adults -- Procedure: Adult CPR -- One Rescuer. Note continued: Procedure: Adult CPR With AED -- Two Rescuers -- Choking -- Hemorrhage -- Fainting -- Shock -- Stroke -- Seizures -- Burns -- 32. Assisting With End-of-Life Care -- Terminal Illness -- Attitudes About Death -- The Stages of Dying -- Comfort Needs -- The Family -- Legal Issues -- Signs of Death -- Care of the Body After Death -- Procedure: Assisting With Post-Mortem Care -- Review Question Answers -- Appendices -- A. The Patient Care Partnership: Understanding Expectations, Rights, and Responsibilities -- B. National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP®) Written Examination Content Outline and Skills Evaluation -- C. Job Application -- D. Minimum Data Set: Selected Pages.
• Edition: 5th edition
• Publisher Details: St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (xx, 532 pages ), color illustrations
• Subjects: 610.7306/98; Nurses' aides -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Nursing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Care of the sick -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Nurses' Aides; Nursing Care -- methods; Care of the sick; Nurses' aides; Nursing; Handbooks and manuals
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323294034; 0323294030
• Related ISBNs: 9780323113175; 0323113176; 9780323080675; 0323080677
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on print version record.
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