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Lippincott's Essentials for Nursing Assistants

A Humanistic Approach to Caregiving

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This essentials version of Lippincotts 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 assistants 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, Lippincotts Essentials for Nursing Assistants offers a compelling art program, a direct, conversational writing style, and an emphasis on professionalism.

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Publication date
2006
Issue number
1
Cover
paperback
Pages count
736
Dimensions (mm)
213 x 276
Weight (g)
1633
  • UNIT 1
    INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH CARE
    1 The Health Care System
    2 The Nursing Assistants Job
    3 Professionalism and Job-Seeking Skills
    4 Communication Skills
    5 Those We Care For
    6 The Patients or Residents Environment

    UNIT 2
    THE HUMAN BODY IN HEALTH AND DISEASE
    7 Basic Body Structure and Function
    8 Common Disorders
    9 Rehabilitation and Restorative Care

    UNIT 3
    SAFETY
    10 Infection Control
    11 Workplace Safety
    12 Patient and Resident Safety
    13 Basic First Aid and Emergency Care

    UNIT 4
    BASIC PATIENT AND RESIDENT CARE
    14 Assisting With Repositioning and Transferring
    15 Assisting With Exercise
    16 Bedmaking
    17 Measuring and Recording Vital Signs, Height, and Weight
    18 Assisting With Hygiene
    19 Preventing Pressure Ulcers and Assisting With Wound Care
    20 Assisting With Grooming
    21 Assisting With Nutrition
    22 Assisting With Urinary Elimination
    23 Assisting With Bowel Elimination
    24 Assisting With Comfort

    UNIT 5
    SPECIAL CARE CONCERNS
    25 Caring for People Who Are Dying
    26 Caring for People With Dementia
    27 Caring for People With Developmental Disabilities
    28 Caring for People With Cancer
    29 Caring for People With HIV/AIDS
    30 Caring for People Who Are Having Surgery

    Index

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