Lippincott's Essentials for Nursing Assistants

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

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