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Lippincott Essentials for Nursing Assistants

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Streamline the path to a successful nursing assistant career with this concise, approachable text. Lippincott Essentials for Nursing Assistants:: A Humanistic Approach to Caregiving, 5th edition, delivers the foundational concepts and facts that a nursing assistant needs to competently and compassionately function in a long-term care facility, acute care facility, or home health agency. 
 
Ideal for use in shorter, fast-paced programs, each chapter focuses on only the most essential concepts, breaking down information into segments for easier retention. Author Pamela Carters conversational, yet professional writing style clarifies complex material to make information more accessible. Helpful Procedures and Guidelines boxes provide step-by-step walkthroughs for common tasks and detail the rationale behind key procedure actions in order to enhance understanding and strengthen clinical decision-making capabilities. 
 
The 5th edition has been revised and updated to reflect todays changing healthcare practices - including the latest NNAAP® skill revisions and features callouts to Lippincott Acute Care Skills for Advanced Nursing Assistants, a companion digital version-only text by Pamela Carter that highlights advanced skills and situations that may call for additional training as students advance through their nursing assistant careers.
  • NEW! Taking It to the Next Level:: Advanced Skills call out skills and situations that require additional training and corresponding information in the advanced companion digital version, Lippincott Acute Care Skills for Advanced Nursing Assistants, available on thePoint.
  • NEW! Updated terminology  keeps pace with changes in healthcare.
  • NEW! Updated nutrition and dietary recommendations reflect the 2015 - 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the related art and descriptions of MyPlate.
  • NEW! Updated BLS information and obstructed airway procedures comply with the 2015 American Heart Association guidelines.
  • Procedures provide a step-by-step walkthrough for 73 common procedures in accordance with the latest clinical practices, infection control standards, and National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP®) Skills List.
  • Guidelines (What You Do/Why You Do It) boxes summarize the why and how of key nursing assistant actions to reinforce retention and understanding. 
  • Tell the Nurse! alert students to signs and symptoms that should be reported to a nurse. 
  • Stop and Think! scenarios encourage critical thinking and present challenges to solve complex problems that might be encountered in the nursing workplace. 
  • Nurse Pam gives reminders to  empathize with patients to promote passionate, holistic care. 
  • Concerns for Long-Term Care detail specific information needed to ensure effective care of senior residents in long-term care settings. 
 
A companion Workbook reinforces understanding through multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, think about it, and matching questions, as well as crossword puzzles, word jumbles, labeling, sequencing and identification activities.
 
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Publication date
2020
Issue number
5
Cover
paperback
Pages count
776
Weight (g)
1610
  •  UNIT ONE: INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH CARE 
     
    Chapter 1        The Health Care System
                            A Holistic Approach to Health Care
                            Health Care Organizations
                            Patients, Residents, and Clients
                            Oversight of the Health Care System
                            Paying for Health Care

    Chapter 2        The Nursing Assistants Job 
                            Education of the Nursing Assistant
                            The Nursing Assistant as a Member of the Nursing Team
                            Legal and Ethical Aspects of the Nursing Assistants Job

    Chapter 3        Professionalism and Job-Seeking Skills
                            Working as a Professional
                            Finding a Job

    Chapter 4        Communication Skills
                            Introduction to Communication
                            Communicating with People with Special Needs        
                            Resolving Conflicts
                            Using the Telephone 
                            Communication Among Members of the Health Care Team

    Chapter 5        Those We Care For
                            Growth and Development
                            Basic Human Needs
                            Human Sexuality and Intimacy
                            Culture and Religion
                            Quality of Life
                            What is it Like to be a Patient or Resident

    Chapter 6        The Patients or Residents Environment
                            The Physical Environment
                            Furniture and Equipment
                            Adapting the Environment to the Individual
                                        
    UNIT TWO: THE HUMAN BODY IN HEALTH AND DISEASE
     
    Chapter 7        Basic Body Structure and Function
                            How is the Body Organized? 
                            The Integumentary System
                            The Musculoskeletal System
                            The Respiratory System
                            The Cardiovascular System
                            The Nervous System
                            The Sensory System
                            The Endocrine System
                            The Digestive System
                            The Urinary System
                            The Reproductive System

    Chapter 8        Common Disorders
                            Introduction to Disorders
                            Integumentary Disorders
                            Musculoskeletal Disorders
                            Respiratory Disorders
                            Cardiovascular Disorders
                            Nervous System Disorders
                            Sensory Disorders
                            Endocrine Disorders
                            Digestive Disorders
                            Urinary Disorders
                            Reproductive Disorders
                            Mental Health Disorders

    Chapter 9        Rehabilitation and Restorative Care
                            Introduction to Rehabilitation and Restorative Care
                            Types of Rehabilitation
                            The Role of the Nursing Assistant 
                
     
    UNIT THREE: LONG-TERM CARE
     
    Chapter 10      Overview of Long-Term Care
                            Types of Long-Term Care Settings
                            Long-Term Care: Past, Present, and Future
                            Oversight of Long-Term Care
                            Paying for Long-Term Care

    Chapter 11      The Long-Term Care Resident
                            Our Aging Population
                            Factors Leading to Long-Term Care Admissions
                            Making the Adjustment to Long-Term Care
                            Living with a Chronic Condition
                            The Young Resident
                            Quality of Life in the Long-Term Care Setting

    Chapter 12      Caring for People With Dementia
                            Introduction to Dementia
                            Types of Dementia
                            The Four As of Dementia           
                            Behaviors Associated with Dementia
                            Caring for a Person With Dementia
                            Effects on the Caregiver
     
    UNIT FOUR: SAFETY
     
    Chapter 13      Infection Control
                            Causes of Infection
                            Defenses Against Infection
                            Ways Infections are Transmitted
                            The Chain of Infection
                            Methods of Infection Control
                            Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Bloodborne Pathogens Standard

    Chapter 14       Workplace Safety
                            Protecting Your Body
                            Following Procedures
                            Fire Safety
                            Preventing Chemical and Electrical Injuries
                            Disaster Preparedness
                            Workplace Violence
     
    Chapter 15       Patient and Resident Safety
                            Accidents and Incidents in the Health Care Setting
                            Restraints and Restraint Alternatives

    Chapter 16       Basic First Aid and Emergency Care
                            Responding To An Emergency
                            Basic Life Support (BLS) Measures
                            Emergency Situations
     
    UNIT FIVE: BASIC PATIENT AND RESIDENT CARE
     
    Chapter 17      Assisting With Repositioning and Transferring
                            Assisting With Repositioning
                            Assisting With Transferring 
     
    Chapter 18      Assisting With Exercise
                            Assisting With Walking (Ambulation)
                            Assisting With Range-of-Motion Exercises

    Chapter 19      Bedmaking
                            Linens
                            Standard Bedmaking Techniques

    Chapter 20      Measuring and Recording Vital Signs, Height, and Weight
                            Introduction to Vital Signs
                            Body Temperature
                            Pulse
                            Respiration
                            Blood Pressure
                            Height and Weight

    Chapter 21      Assisting With Hygiene
                            Introduction to Personal Hygiene
                            Assisting with Oral Care
                            Assisting with Perineal Care
                            Assisting with Bathing

    Chapter 22       Preventing Pressure Ulcers and Assisting With Wound Care
                            Preventing Pressure Ulcers
                            Assisting With Wound Care

    Chapter 23       Assisting With Grooming
                            Introduction to Grooming
                            Assisting with Hand Care
                            Assisting With Foot Care
                            Assisting with Dressing and Undressing
                            Assisting with Hair Care
                            Assisting with Shaving
                            Assisting with Vision and Hearing Accessories

    Chapter 24       Assisting With Nutrition
                            Introduction to Nutrition
                            Factors that Affect Food Choices and Eating Habits
                            Special Diets
                            Assisting With Meals
                            Assisting With Fluids
                            Alternative Ways of Providing Nutrition and Fluids
                            Monitoring Blood Glucose Levels

    Chapter 25      Assisting With Urinary Elimination
                            Introduction to Urinary Elimination
                            Assisting With Bedside Commodes, Bedpans, and Urinals
                            Caring for a Person With an Indwelling Urinary Catheter
                            Caring for a Person Who is Incontinent of Urine
                            Obtaining a Urine Specimen
                            Measuring Urine Output

    Chapter 26      Assisting With Bowel Elimination
                            Introduction to Bowel Elimination
                            Problems With Bowel Elimination
                            Obtaining a Stool Specimen
                            Assisting With Enemas
                            Assisting With Ostomy Care                                 

    Chapter 2        Assisting With Comfort and Rest
                            General Comfort Measures           
                            Managing Pain
                            Heat and Cold Applications
                                        
    UNIT SIX: SPECIAL CARE CONCERNS
     
    Chapter 28       Caring for People Who Are Dying
                            Terminal Illness
                            Advance Directives and Wills
                            Attitudes Toward Death and Dying
                            Care and Support of the Dying Person and the Family
                            Postmortem Care

    Chapter 29       Caring for People with Developmental Disabilities
                            Introduction to Developmental Disabilities
                            Education and Protection of Rights
                            Caring for People With Developmental Disabilities

    Chapter 30       Caring for People with Cancer
                            Introduction to Cancer
                            Detecting and Treating Cancer
                            Caring for a Person with Cancer

    Chapter 3        Caring for People with HIV/AIDS
                            Introduction to HIV/AIDS
                            Attitudes Toward People With HIV/AIDS
                            Caring for a Person with HIV/AIDS

    Chapter 32       Caring for People Who Are Having Surgery
                            Introduction to Surgery
                            Pre-Operative Care
                            Intra-Operative Care
                            Post-Operative Care
                            Oxygen Therapy 

    Chapter 33       Caring for People in the Home Environment
                            Introduction to Home Health Care
                            The Home Health Aide
                            The Home Health Care Environment
                            Infection Control
                            
    Appendix A: Answers to What Did You Learn? Questions
    Appendix B: Introduction to the Language of Health Care
     
    Glossary
    Index
     
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