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Lippincott's Textbook for Nursing Assistants

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Lippincott's Textbook for Nursing Assistants

A Humanistic Approach to Caregiving

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Now in its Second Edition, this textbook prepares students to work as nursing assistants in long-term care, acute care, and home health care settings, and provides a firm foundation for advancement to an LPN and ultimately an RN role. The book is written in a direct, conversational writing style with an emphasis on professionalism and humanism. This edition is significantly updated and has new photographs and illustrations. A front-of-book CD-ROM includes an audio glossary. An audiobook version of the entire text in MP3 format is available as a separate purchase. A student-edition DVD, containing selected procedures from Lippincotts Video Series for Nursing Assistants, is also available as a separate purchase.

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Publication date
2007
Issue number
2
Cover
paperback
Pages count
909
Dimensions (mm)
213 x 276
Weight (g)
1678

  • Unit One:: INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH CARE
    Chapter 1:: The Health Care System
    Chapter 2:: The Nursing Assistant
    Chapter 3:: Professionalism and Job-Seeking Skills
    Chapter 4:: Legal and Ethical Issues
    Chapter 5:: Communication Skills
    Chapter 6:: Those We Care For

    Unit Two:: SAFETY
    Chapter 7:: Communicable Disease and Infection Control
    Chapter 8:: Bloodborne and Airborne Pathogens
    Chapter 9:: Workplace Safety
    Chapter 10:: Patient Safety and Restraints
    Chapter 11:: Positioning, Lifting, and Transferring Patients and Residents
    Chapter 12:: Basic First Aid and Emergency Care

    Unit Three:: BASIC PATIENT CARE
    Chapter 13:: The Patient Environment
    Chapter 14:: Admissions, Transfers, and Discharges
    Chapter 15:: Bedmaking
    Chapter 16:: Vital Signs, Height, and Weight
    Chapter 17:: Patient Cleanliness and Hygiene
    Chapter 18:: Grooming
    Chapter 19:: Basic Nutrition
    Chapter 20:: Assisting with Urinary and Bowel Elimination

    Unit Four:: DEATH AND DYING
    Chapter 21:: Caring for People with Terminal Illnesses
    Chapter 22:: Caring for People Who Are Dying

    Unit Five:: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE HUMAN BODY
    Chapter 23:: Basic Body Structure and Function
    Chapter 24:: The Integumentary System
    Chapter 25:: The Musculoskeletal System
    Chapter 26:: The Respiratory System
    Chapter 27:: The Cardiovascular System
    Chapter 28:: The Nervous System
    Chapter 29:: The Sensory System
    Chapter 30:: The Endocrine System
    Chapter 31:: The Digestive System
    Chapter 32:: The Urinary System
    Chapter 33:: The Reproductive System

    Unit Six:: SPECIAL CARE CONCERNS
    Chapter 34:: Caring for People with Developmental Disabilities
    Chapter 35:: Caring for People with Mental Illness
    Chapter 36:: Caring for People with Dementia
    Chapter 37:: Caring for People with Cancer
    Chapter 38:: Caring for People with HIV/AIDS

    Unit Seven:: ACUTE CARE
    Chapter 39:: Caring for Surgical Patients
    Chapter 40:: Caring for Mothers and Newborns
    Chapter 41:: Caring for Pediatric Patients

    Unit Eight:: HOME HEALTH CARE
    Chapter 42:: Introduction to Home Health Care
    Chapter 43:: Safety and Infection Control in the Home Health Care Setting

    Appendix A:: Answers to What Did You Learn? Questions
    Appendix B:: Introduction to the Language of Health Care
    Glossary
    Index

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