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PublisherMosby

ISBN-100443121311

ISBN-139780443121319

eBay Product ID (ePID)8075467573

Product Key Features

Number of Pages976 Pages

Publication NameMosby's Textbook for Nursing Assistants

LanguageEnglish

SubjectNursing Home Care

Publication Year2024

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaMedical

AuthorLeighann Remmert

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Length10.9 in

Item Width8.5 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number11

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal610.730698

Table Of Content1. Health Care Agencies 2. The Person's Rights 3. The Nursing Assistant 4. Delegation 5. Ethics and Laws 6. Student and Work Ethics 7. The Person and Family 8. Health Team Communications 9. Medical Terminology 10. Body Structure and Function 11. Growth and Development 12. The Older Person 13. The Person's Unit 14. Safety 15. Preventing Falls 16. Restraint Alternatives and Restraints 17. Preventing Infection 18. Isolation Precautions 19. Safe Handling and Positioning 20. Moving the Person 21. Transferring the Person 22. Bedmaking 23. Oral Hygiene 24. Daily Hygiene and Bathing 25. Grooming 26. Changing Garments 27. Urinary Needs 28. Urinary Catheters 29. Bowel Needs 30. Nutrition 31. Meeting Nutrition Needs 32. Fluid Needs 33. Nutritional Support and IV Therapy 34. Vital Signs 35. Exercise and Activity 36. Comfort, Rest, and Sleep 37. Admissions, Transfers, and Discharges 38. Assisting With the Physical Examination 39. Collecting and Testing Specimens 40. The Person Having Surgery 41. Wound Care 42. Pressure Injuries 43. Heat and Cold Applications 44. Oxygen Needs 45. Respiratory Support and Therapies 46. Rehabilitation Needs 47. Hearing, Speech, and Vision Problems 48. Cancer, Immune System, and Skin Disorders 49. Nervous System and Musculo-Skeletal Disorders 50. Cardiovascular, Respiratory, and Lymphatic Disorders 51. Digestive and Endocrine Disorders 52. Urinary and Reproductive Disorders 53. Mental Health Disorders 54. Confusion and Dementia 55. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 56. Caring for Mothers and Babies 57. Assisted Living 58. Emergency Care 59. End-of-Life Care 60. Getting a Job

SynopsisKnown for its comprehensive coverage, readability, and visual presentation, Mosby's Textbook for Nursing Assistants, 11th Edition helps prepare you to work in long-term care, acute care, and subacute care settings - and includes a practice scenario in each chapter to enhance your clinical judgment skills. It's the most comprehensive text for CNA programs, packed with step-by-step instructions for more than 100 procedures. Lifespan coverage includes skills not only for adults and older residents, but also for maternity and pediatric patients, so you can be comfortable working in a variety of care settings. Shorter, more focused chapters allow you to learn in manageable portions and an enhanced art program clarifies important concepts and procedural steps. NEW! Chapter organization breaks material into manageable portions, improving your ability to retain important information NEW! More images depicting culturally diverse patients and care takers increase the variety of persons represented in the textbook NEW! Shorter, more focused chapters help you retain important concepts and skills covered in the NATCEP certification exam Complete coverage of the knowledge and skills needed to pass the state certification exam and engage in safe practice Clear writing at a seventh-grade reading level ensures accessibility for low-level learners More than 100 skills outlined in pre-procedure and post-procedure sections ensure you learn all the necessary steps to pass the skills portion of the certification exam Focus on Math feature reviews mathematical calculations needed in various care measures and procedures Getting a Job chapter covers the soft skills needed to seek and obtain employment Focus on Surveys feature highlights the nursing assistant role during state inspections Focus on Practice: Problem Solving scenarios stimulate critical thinking about common situations encountered during practice Focus on PRIDE: The Person, Family, and Yourself boxes build on chapter concepts to help promote pride in the nursing assistant, the resident, and the resident's family Promoting Safety and Comfort boxes emphasize the importance of the patient's or resident's safety and comfort Delegation Guidelines detail the specifics of accepting delegated tasks Focus on Children and Older Person boxes provide age-specific information about special needs, considerations, and circumstances of children and older persons Focus on Long-Term Care and Home Care boxes highlight information vital to providing competent care in the long-term and home care settings Focus on Communication boxes provide guidelines for how to clearly communicate with residents and avoid comments that might make them uncomfortable Caring About Culture boxes contain information to help you learn about the various practices of other cultures Teamwork and Time Management boxes provide specific guidelines to help nursing assistants work most efficiently, whether independently or as part of the nursing team Chapter review questions are a useful study guide found at the end of each chapter