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Mosby's Textbook for Nursing Assistants - Soft Cover Version
- 10th Edition - March 16, 2020
- Authors: Sheila A. Sorrentino, Leighann Remmert
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 6 5 5 6 0 - 6
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 6 5 5 6 1 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 6 5 5 6 2 - 0
Known for its comprehensive coverage, readability, and visual presentation, Mosby’s Textbook for Nursing Assistants, 10th Edition helps prepare you to work in long-term care, acu… Read more
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Request a sales quoteKnown for its comprehensive coverage, readability, and visual presentation, Mosby’s Textbook for Nursing Assistants, 10th 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 clinical judgment skills. It is the most comprehensive text for CNA programs, packed with step-by-step instructions for over 100 procedures and perfect for programs that are 80 hours or longer. The lifespan coverage includes skills not only for adults and older residents, but also for maternity and pediatric patients, so you are comfortable in a variety of care settings. New chapter organization allows you to learn in manageable portions and a revitalized art program clarifies important concepts and procedural steps
- A clear writing style at a 7th grade reading level ensures accessibility for low-level learners.
- Over 100 skills outlined in pre- procedure, procedure, and post-procedure sections ensure you learn all the necessary steps to pass the skills portion of the certification exam.
- Complete coverage of the knowledge and skills needed to pass the state certification exam and engage in safe practice.
- Focus on Practice: Problem Solving provides scenarios that stimulate critical thinking about common situations encountered during practice.
- Focus on Math feature reviews mathematical calculations needed in various care measures and procedures.
- Focus on Surveys feature highlights the nursing assistant’s role during state inspections.
- Getting a Job chapter covers the soft skills needed to seek and obtain employment.
- 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.
- Cover image
- Title Page
- Disclaimer
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- About the Authors
- Acknowledgments
- Reviewers
- Instructor Preface
- Content Issues
- Features and Design
- Student Preface
- Survey or Preview
- Question
- Read and Record
- Recite and Review
- Special Features
- 1 Health Care Agencies
- Key Abbreviations
- Agency Purposes
- Types of Agencies
- 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
- History and Current Trends
- Federal and State Laws
- Roles and Responsibilities
- Review Questions
- 4 Delegation
- Key Abbreviations
- Who Can Delegate
- Delegation Process
- Your Role in Delegation
- Review Questions
- 5 Ethics and Laws
- Key Abbreviations
- Ethical Aspects
- Legal Aspects
- Reporting Abuse
- Wills
- Review Questions
- 6 Student and Work Ethics
- Key Abbreviation
- Health, Hygiene, and Appearance
- Preparing for School or Work
- Teamwork
- Stress
- Harassment
- Resigning From a Job
- Losing a Job
- Drug Testing
- Unethical Student Behavior
- Review Questions
- 7 Communicating With the Person
- The Whole Person
- Basic Needs
- Culture and Religion
- Persons You Will Care for
- Effective Communication
- Persons With Special Needs
- Family and Friends
- Behavior Issues
- Review Questions
- 8 Health Team Communications
- Key Abbreviations
- The Medical Record
- The Kardex
- The Nursing Process
- Reporting and Recording
- Electronic Devices
- Phone Communications
- Review Questions
- 9 Medical Terminology
- Medical Terms
- Abdominal Regions
- Directional Terms
- Abbreviations
- Common Terms and Phrases
- Review Questions
- 10 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 Immune System
- The Endocrine System
- Review Questions
- 11 Growth and Development
- Key Abbreviations
- Principles
- Infancy (Birth to 1 Year)
- Toddlerhood (1 to 3 Years)
- Preschool (3 to 6 Years)
- School Age (6 to 9 or 10 Years)
- Late Childhood (9 or 10 to 12 Years)
- Adolescence (12 to 18 Years)
- Young Adulthood (18 to 40 Years)
- Middle Adulthood (40 to 65 Years)
- Late Adulthood (65 Years and Older)
- Review Questions
- 12 The Older Person
- Key Abbreviations
- Psychological and Social Changes
- Physical Changes
- Housing Options
- Review Questions
- 13 Safety
- Key Abbreviations
- A Safe Setting
- Accident Risk Factors
- Identifying the Person
- Preventing Burns
- Preventing Poisoning
- Preventing Suffocation
- Preventing Equipment Accidents
- Hazardous Chemicals
- Disasters
- Workplace Violence
- Risk Management
- Review Questions
- 14 Preventing Falls
- Key Abbreviations
- Causes and Risk Factors for Falls
- Fall Prevention Programs
- Transfer/Gait Belts
- The Falling Person
- Moving the Person From the Floor
- Review Questions
- 15 Restraint Alternatives and Restraints
- Key Abbreviations
- History of Restraint Use
- Restraint Alternatives
- Safe Restraint Use
- Review Questions
- 16 Preventing Infection
- Key Abbreviations
- Microorganisms
- Infection
- Asepsis
- Bloodborne Pathogen Standard
- Surgical Asepsis
- Review Questions
- 17 Isolation Precautions
- Key Abbreviations
- Standard Precautions
- Transmission-Based Precautions
- Review Questions
- 18 Body Mechanics
- Key Abbreviations
- Principles of Body Mechanics
- Rules for Body Mechanics
- Work-Related Injuries
- Positioning the Person
- Review Questions
- 19 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
- 20 Transferring the Person
- Key Abbreviation
- Wheelchair and Stretcher Safety
- Stand and Pivot Transfers
- Lateral Transfers
- Mechanical Lifts
- Review Questions
- 21 The Person's Unit
- Key Abbreviations
- Comfort
- Room Furniture and Equipment
- Review Questions
- 22 Bedmaking
- Key Abbreviation
- Types of Beds
- Linens
- Making Beds
- Review Questions
- 23 Oral Hygiene
- Key Abbreviations
- Purpose of Oral Hygiene
- Flossing
- Equipment
- Brushing and Flossing Teeth
- Reporting and Recording
- Review Questions
- 24 Daily Hygiene and Bathing
- Key Abbreviations
- Daily Hygiene
- Bathing
- Perineal Care
- Reporting and Recording
- Review Questions
- 25 Grooming
- Key Abbreviations
- Hair Care
- Shaving
- Nail and Foot Care
- Review Questions
- 26 Dressing and Undressing
- Key Abbreviations
- Changing Garments
- Review Questions
- 27 Urinary Needs
- Key Abbreviations
- Normal Urination
- Urinary Incontinence
- Bladder Training
- Review Questions
- 28 Urinary Catheters
- Key Abbreviations
- Catheters
- Catheter Care
- Urine Drainage Systems
- Removing Indwelling Catheters
- Condom Catheters
- Review Questions
- 29 Bowel Needs
- Key Abbreviations
- Normal Bowel Movements
- Factors Affecting BMs
- Common Problems
- Bowel Training
- Suppositories
- Enemas
- The Person With an Ostomy
- Review Questions
- 30 Nutrition Needs
- Key Abbreviations
- Basic Nutrition
- Factors Affecting Eating and Nutrition
- Special Diets
- Food Intake
- Meeting Nutrition Needs
- Foodborne Illness
- Review Questions
- 31 Fluid Needs
- Key Abbreviations
- Fluid Balance
- Special Fluid Orders
- Intake and Output
- Providing Drinking Water
- Review Questions
- 32 Nutritional Support and IV Therapy
- Key Abbreviations
- Enteral Nutrition
- Parenteral Nutrition
- IV Therapy
- Review Questions
- 33 Vital Signs
- Key Abbreviations
- Measuring and Reporting Vital Signs
- Body Temperature
- Pulse
- Respirations
- Blood Pressure
- Pulse Oximetry
- Pain
- Reporting and Recording
- Review Questions
- 34 Exercise and Activity
- Key Abbreviations
- Bed Rest
- Range-of-Motion Exercises
- Ambulation
- Review Questions
- 35 Comfort, Rest, and Sleep
- Key Abbreviations
- Comfort
- Rest
- Sleep
- Review Questions
- 36 Admissions, Transfers, and Discharges
- Key Abbreviations
- Admissions
- Preparing the Room
- Moving the Person to a New Room
- Transfers and Discharges
- Review Questions
- 37 Assisting With the Physical Examination
- Your Role
- Equipment
- Preparing the Person
- Positioning and Draping
- Assisting With the Exam
- Review Questions
- 38 Collecting and Testing Specimens
- Key Abbreviations
- Urine Specimens
- Stool Specimens
- Sputum Specimens
- Blood Glucose Testing
- Review Questions
- 39 The Person Having Surgery
- Key Abbreviations
- Psychological Care
- Pre-Operative Care
- Sedation and Anesthesia
- Post-Operative Care
- Review Questions
- 40 Wound Care
- Key Abbreviations
- Skin Tears
- Circulatory Ulcers
- Wound Healing
- Dressings
- Binders and Compression Garments
- Heat and Cold Applications
- Meeting Basic Needs
- Review Questions
- 41 Pressure Injuries
- Key Abbreviations
- Risk Factors
- Persons at Risk
- Pressure Injury Stages
- Sites
- Prevention and Treatment
- Complications
- Reporting and Recording
- Review Questions
- 42 Heat and Cold Applications
- Key Abbreviations
- Heat Applications
- Cold Applications
- Cooling and Warming Blankets
- Review Questions
- 43 Oxygen Needs
- Key Abbreviations
- Factors Affecting Oxygen Needs
- Altered Respiratory Function
- Pulse Oximetry
- Meeting Oxygen Needs
- Assisting With Oxygen Therapy
- Review Questions
- 44 Respiratory Support and Therapies
- Key Abbreviations
- Artificial Airways
- Suctioning
- Mechanical Ventilation
- Chest Tubes
- Review Questions
- 45 Rehabilitation Needs
- Key Abbreviations
- Restorative Nursing
- The Whole Person
- The Rehabilitation Team
- Rehabilitation Programs
- Quality of Life
- Review Questions
- 46 Hearing, Speech, and Vision Problems
- Key Abbreviations
- Hearing Disorders
- Speech Disorders
- Eye Disorders
- Review Questions
- 47 Cancer, Immune System, and Skin Disorders
- Key Abbreviations
- Cancer
- Immune System Disorders
- Skin Disorders
- Review Questions
- 48 Nervous System and Musculo-Skeletal Disorders
- Key Abbreviations
- Nervous System Disorders
- Musculo-Skeletal Disorders
- Review Questions
- 49 Cardiovascular, Respiratory, and Lymphatic Disorders
- Key Abbreviations
- Cardiovascular Disorders
- Respiratory Disorders
- Lymphatic Disorders
- Review Questions
- 50 Digestive and Endocrine Disorders
- Key Abbreviations
- Digestive Disorders
- Endocrine Disorders
- Review Questions
- 51 Urinary and Reproductive Disorders
- Key Abbreviations
- Urinary System Disorders
- Reproductive Disorders
- Review Questions
- 52 Mental Health Disorders
- Key Abbreviations
- Anxiety Disorders
- Psychotic Disorders
- Mood Disorders
- Personality Disorders
- Substance Use Disorder
- Eating Disorders
- Suicide
- Care and Treatment
- Review Questions
- 53 Confusion and Dementia
- Key Abbreviations
- Confusion
- Dementia
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Care of Persons With AD and Other Dementias
- Review Questions
- 54 Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Key Abbreviations
- Intellectual Disabilities
- Down Syndrome
- Fragile X Syndrome
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Cerebral Palsy
- Spina Bifida
- Hydrocephalus
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
- Review Questions
- 55 Sexuality
- Key Abbreviations
- Sex and Sexuality
- Sexual Orientation
- Injury, Illness, and Surgery
- Sexuality and Older Persons
- Meeting Sexual Needs
- Inappropriate Sexual Behavior
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Review Questions
- 56 Caring for Mothers and Babies
- Key Abbreviations
- Safety and Security
- Signs and Symptoms of Illness
- Helping Mothers Breast-Feed
- Bottle-Feeding Babies
- Burping the Baby
- Diapering a baby
- Umbilical Cord Care
- Circumcision Care
- Bathing an Infant
- Nail Care
- Weighing Infants
- Care of the Mother
- Review Questions
- 57 Assisted Living
- Key Abbreviations
- Assisted Living Residents
- ALR Services and Living Areas
- Staff Requirements
- Service Plans
- Transfer, Discharge, and Eviction
- Review Questions
- 58 Emergency Care
- Key Abbreviations
- Emergency Care
- Sudden Cardiac Arrest
- CPR
- Choking
- Respiratory Arrest
- Heart Attack
- Hemorrhage
- Shock
- Fainting
- Stroke
- Seizures
- Concussions
- Cold- and Heat-Related Illnesses
- Burns
- Poisoning
- Review Questions
- 59 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
- 60 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: Health Care Agencies
- Chapter 2: The Person's Rights
- Chapter 3: The Nursing Assistant
- Chapter 4: Delegation
- Chapter 5: Ethics and Laws
- Chapter 6: Student and Work Ethics
- Chapter 7: Communicating With the Person
- Chapter 8: Health Team Communications
- Chapter 9: Medical Terminology
- Chapter 10: Body Structure and Function
- Chapter 11: Growth and Development
- Chapter 12: The Older Person
- Chapter 13: Safety
- Chapter 14: Preventing Falls
- Chapter 15: Restraint Alternatives and Restraints
- Chapter 16: Preventing Infection
- Chapter 17: Isolation Precautions
- Chapter 18: Body Mechanics
- Chapter 19: Moving the Person
- Chapter 20: Transferring the Person
- Chapter 21: The Person's Unit
- Chapter 22: Bedmaking
- Chapter 23: Oral Hygiene
- Chapter 24: Daily Hygiene and Bathing
- Chapter 25: Grooming
- Chapter 26: Dressing and Undressing
- Chapter 27: Urinary Needs
- Chapter 28: Urinary Catheters
- Chapter 29: Bowel Needs
- Chapter 30: Nutrition Needs
- Chapter 31: Fluid Needs
- Chapter 32: Nutritional Support and Iv Therapy
- Chapter 33: Vital Signs
- Chapter 34: Exercise and Activity
- Chapter 35: Comfort, Rest, and Sleep
- Chapter 36: Admissions, Transfers, and Discharges
- Chapter 37: Assisting With the Physical Examination
- Chapter 38: Collecting and Testing Specimens
- Chapter 39: The Person Having Surgery
- Chapter 40: Wound Care
- Chapter 41: Pressure Injuries
- Chapter 42: Heat and Cold Applications
- Chapter 43: Oxygen Needs
- Chapter 44: Respiratory Support and Therapies
- Chapter 45: Rehabilitation Needs
- Chapter 46: Hearing, Speech, and Vision Problems
- Chapter 47: Cancer, Immune System, and Skin Disorders
- Chapter 48: Nervous System and Musculo-Skeletal Disorders
- Chapter 49: Cardiovascular, Respiratory, and Lymphatic Disorders
- Chapter 50: Digestive and Endocrine Disorders
- Chapter 51: Urinary and Reproductive Disorders
- Chapter 52: Mental Health Disorders
- Chapter 53: Confusion and Dementia
- Chapter 54: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Chapter 55: Sexuality
- Chapter 56: Caring for Mothers and Babies
- Chapter 57: Assisted Living
- Chapter 58: Emergency Care
- Chapter 59: End-of-Life Care
- Chapter 60: Getting a Job
- Appendix A
- National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP®) Written Examination Content Outline
- National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP®) Skills Evaluation
- Appendix B
- Minimum Data Set—Selected pages
- Appendix C
- Care Area Assessment (CAA)—Sample Page
- Appendix D
- Infant and Child Safety
- 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
- Quick Reference Card
- No. of pages: 960
- Language: English
- Edition: 10
- Published: March 16, 2020
- Imprint: Mosby
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323655606
- Hardback ISBN: 9780323655613
- eBook ISBN: 9780323655620
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Sheila A. Sorrentino
Affiliations and expertise
Curriculum and Health Care ConsultantLR
Leighann Remmert
Affiliations and expertise
Certified Nursing Assistant Instructor, Williamsville, Illinois