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Mosby's Essentials for Nursing Assistants
- 6th Edition - February 1, 2018
- Authors: Leighann Remmert, Sheila A. Sorrentino
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 5 8 1 9 0 - 5
Designed for shorter programs of 85 hours or fewer, Mosby's Essentials for Nursing Assistants, 6th Edition provides coverage of the concepts and skills that are essential for be… Read more
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Request a sales quoteDesigned for shorter programs of 85 hours or fewer, Mosby's Essentials for Nursing Assistants, 6th Edition provides coverage of the concepts and skills that are essential for becoming a nursing assistant. Known for its reader-friendly approach, and bright visual presentation, the text covers OBRA-mandated content including step-by-step procedures for 76 skills covered on the latest NATSEP certification exams. With focus on quality of life in the patient/person and self-pride in the nursing assistant this concise text emphasizes the importance of treating residents with respect while providing safe, competent, and efficient care. New features include Focus on Math to help you master the formulas and calculations necessary for safe and effective caregiving and Focus on Pride: Application, which directs you to focus on residents’ emotional and mental needs during specific procedures.
- Over 75 procedures boxes are divided into step-by-step format with instructions for performing each skill, including Quality of Life courtesies, Pre-procedure, Procedure, and Post-Procedure sections to make learning critical skills easier.
- Concise coverage of nursing assistant content written at a 7th grade reading level that’s ideal and easy to use in classes with shorter hour requirements.
- Promoting Safety and Comfort boxes highlight important considerations for providing safe and effective care while promoting patient comfort.
- Focus on PRIDE boxes highlight personal and professional responsibility, rights and respect, independence and social interaction, delegation and teamwork, and ethics and laws, encouraging you to promote pride in the person, family, and themselves.
- Caring about Culture boxes contain information to help you learn about the various practices of other cultures.
- Focus on Practice boxes at the end of each chapter present short case scenarios with questions so students can consider practical applications for providing patient care.
- Focus on Communication boxes suggest what to say and questions to ask when interacting with patients, residents, visitors, and the nursing team to ensure clear communication in practice.
- Delegation Guidelines identify the nursing assistant's specific responsibilities in accepting commonly delegated tasks.
- Cover image
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- IFC
- Copyright
- Dedication
- About the Authors
- Acknowledgments
- Contributor
- Reviewers
- Instructor Preface
- Content Issues
- Features and Design
- Student Preface
- Survey or Preview
- Question
- Read and Record
- Recite and Review
- Special Features
- 1 Introduction to Health Care
- Key Abbreviations
- Hospitals
- Long-Term Care Centers
- Organization
- The Nursing Team
- Nursing Care Patterns
- Paying for Health Care
- Meeting Standards
- Review Questions
- 2 The Person's Rights
- Key Abbreviation
- Patient Rights
- Resident Rights
- Review Questions
- 3 The Nursing Assistant
- Key Abbreviations
- Nurse Practice Acts
- The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987
- Working in Another State
- Roles and Responsibilities
- Delegation
- Review Questions
- 4 Ethics and Laws
- Key Abbreviations
- Ethical Aspects
- Legal Aspects
- Reporting Abuse
- Other Laws
- Review Questions
- 5 Student and Work Ethics
- Key Abbreviation
- Health, Hygiene, and Appearance
- Preparing for School or Work
- Teamwork
- Managing Stress
- Harassment
- Resigning From a Job
- Losing a Job
- Drug Testing
- Unethical Student Behavior
- Review Questions
- 6 Health Team Communications
- Key Abbreviations
- Communication
- The Medical Record
- The Nursing Process
- Reporting and Recording
- Electronic Devices
- Phone Communications
- Medical Terms and Abbreviations
- Review Questions
- 7 Understanding the Person
- Caring for the Person
- Basic Needs
- Culture and Religion
- Communicating With the Person
- Persons With Special Needs
- Family and Friends
- Behavior Issues
- Review Questions
- 8 Body Structure and Function
- Key Abbreviations
- Cells, Tissues, and Organs
- The Integumentary System
- The Musculo-Skeletal System
- The Nervous System
- The Circulatory System
- The Lymphatic System
- The Respiratory System
- The Digestive System
- The Urinary System
- The Reproductive System
- The Endocrine System
- The Immune System
- Review Questions
- 9 The Older Person
- Key Abbreviation
- Growth and Development
- Psychological and Social Changes
- Physical Changes
- Nursing Center Care
- Sexuality
- Review Questions
- 10 Safety Needs
- Key Abbreviations
- Accident Risk Factors
- Identifying the Person
- Preventing Burns
- Preventing Poisoning
- Preventing Suffocation
- Preventing Equipment Accidents
- Hazardous Chemicals
- Disasters
- Workplace Violence
- Risk Management
- Review Questions
- 11 Preventing Falls
- Key Abbreviations
- Causes and Risk Factors for Falls
- Fall Prevention Programs
- Transfer/Gait Belts
- The Falling Person
- Review Questions
- 12 Restraint Alternatives and Restraints
- Key Abbreviations
- History of Restraint Use
- Restraint Alternatives
- Safe Restraint Use
- Review Questions
- 13 Preventing Infection
- Key Abbreviations
- Microorganisms
- Infection
- Medical Asepsis
- Isolation Precautions
- Bloodborne Pathogen Standard
- Surgical Asepsis
- Review Questions
- 14 Body Mechanics
- Key Abbreviations
- Principles of Body Mechanics
- Work-Related Injuries
- Positioning the Person
- Review Questions
- 15 Moving the Person
- Key Abbreviation
- Preventing Work-Related Injuries
- Protecting the Skin
- Moving Persons in Bed
- Turning Persons
- Sitting on the Side of the Bed (Dangling)
- Re-Positioning in a Chair or Wheelchair
- Review Questions
- 16 Transferring the Person
- Key Abbreviation
- Wheelchair and Stretcher Safety
- Stand and Pivot Transfers
- Mechanical Lifts
- Review Questions
- 17 Comfort Needs
- Key Abbreviations
- The Person's Unit
- Comfort
- Room Furniture and Equipment
- Bedmaking
- Pain Relief
- Sleep
- Review Questions
- 18 Hygiene Needs
- Key Abbreviations
- Daily Care
- Oral Hygiene
- Bathing
- Perineal Care
- Review Questions
- 19 Grooming Needs
- Key Abbreviations
- Hair Care
- Shaving
- Nail and Foot Care
- Changing Garments
- Review Questions
- 20 Urinary Needs
- Key Abbreviations
- Normal Urination
- Urinary Incontinence
- Bladder Training
- Review Questions
- 21 Urinary Catheters
- Key Abbreviations
- Purposes and Types of Catheters
- Catheter Care
- Urine Drainage Systems
- Review Questions
- 22 Bowel Needs
- Key Abbreviations
- Normal Bowel Elimination
- Factors Affecting BMs
- Common Problems
- Bowel Training
- Enemas
- The Person With an Ostomy
- Review Questions
- 23 Nutrition Needs
- Key Abbreviations
- Basic Nutrition
- Factors Affecting Eating and Nutrition
- OBRA Dietary Requirements
- Special Diets
- Food Intake
- Meeting Nutrition Needs
- Assisting With Special Needs
- Review Questions
- 24 Fluid Needs
- Key Abbreviations
- Normal Fluid Requirements
- Special Fluid Orders
- Intake and Output
- Providing Drinking Water
- IV Therapy
- Review Questions
- 25 Measurements
- Key Abbreviations
- Vital Signs
- Pain
- Weight and Height
- Review Questions
- 26 Collecting Specimens
- Key Abbreviations
- Urine Specimens
- Stool Specimens
- Sputum Specimens
- Blood Glucose Testing
- Review Questions
- 27 Exercise and Activity Needs
- Key Abbreviations
- Bedrest
- Range-of-Motion Exercises
- Ambulation
- Review Questions
- 28 Wound Care
- Key Abbreviations
- Skin Tears
- Circulatory Ulcers
- Dressings
- Binders and Compression Garments
- Heat and Cold Applications
- Review Questions
- 29 Pressure Injuries
- Key Abbreviations
- Risk Factors
- Persons at Risk
- Pressure Injury Stages
- Sites
- Prevention and Treatment
- Complications
- Review Questions
- 30 Oxygen Needs
- Key Abbreviations
- Altered Respiratory Function
- Respiratory Tests
- Meeting Oxygen Needs
- Assisting With Oxygen Therapy
- Review Questions
- 31 Rehabilitation Needs
- Key Abbreviations
- Restorative Nursing
- The Whole Person
- The Rehabilitation Team
- Rehabilitation Programs
- Quality of Life
- Review Questions
- 32 Hearing, Speech, and Vision Problems
- Key Abbreviations
- Hearing Disorders
- Speech Disorders
- Eye Disorders
- Review Questions
- 33 Common Health Problems
- Key Abbreviations
- Cancer
- Musculo-Skeletal Disorders
- Nervous System Disorders
- Cardiovascular Disorders
- Respiratory Disorders
- Digestive Disorders
- Urinary System Disorders
- Reproductive Disorders
- Endocrine Disorders
- Immune System Disorders
- Skin Disorders
- Review Questions
- 34 Mental Health Disorders
- Key Abbreviations
- Basic Concepts
- Anxiety Disorders
- Schizophrenia
- Bipolar Disorder
- Depression
- Personality Disorders
- Substance Use Disorder
- Eating Disorders
- Suicide
- Care and Treatment
- Review Questions
- 35 Confusion and Dementia
- Key Abbreviations
- Confusion
- Dementia
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Care of Persons With AD and Other Dementias
- Review Questions
- 36 Emergency Care
- Key Abbreviations
- Emergency Care
- BLS for Adults
- Choking
- Heart Attack
- Poisoning
- Hemorrhage
- Fainting
- Shock
- Stroke
- Seizures
- Concussions
- Burns
- Review Questions
- 37 End-of-Life Care
- Key Abbreviations
- Terminal Illness
- Attitudes About Death
- The Stages of Dying
- Comfort Needs
- The Family
- Legal Issues
- Signs of Death
- Care of the Body After Death
- Review Questions
- 38 Getting a Job
- Key Abbreviations
- Sources of Jobs
- What Employers Look for
- Job Applications
- The Job Interview
- Accepting or Declining a Job Offer
- Drug Testing
- Review Questions
- Review Question Answers
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
- Chapter 13
- Chapter 14
- Chapter 15
- Chapter 16
- Chapter 17
- Chapter 18
- Chapter 19
- Chapter 20
- Chapter 21
- Chapter 22
- Chapter 23
- Chapter 24
- Chapter 25
- Chapter 26
- Chapter 27
- Chapter 28
- Chapter 29
- Chapter 30
- Chapter 31
- Chapter 32
- Chapter 33
- Chapter 34
- Chapter 35
- Chapter 36
- Chapter 37
- Chapter 38
- Appendix A
- The Patient Care Partnership—Understanding Expectations, Rights, and Responsibilities (A Summary)
- Appendix B
- National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP®) Written Examination Content Outline
- National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP®) Skills Evaluation
- Appendix C
- Minimum Data Set: Selected Pages
- Glossary
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Key Abbreviations
- Index
- IBC
- Laminated Insert
- Language: English
- Edition: 6
- Published: February 1, 2018
- Imprint: Mosby
- eBook ISBN: 9780323581905
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Leighann Remmert
Affiliations and expertise
Certified Nursing Assistant Instructor, Williamsville, IllinoisSS
Sheila A. Sorrentino
Affiliations and expertise
Curriculum and Health Care Consultant