Mosby's Textbook for Nursing Assistants
- 11th Edition - October 13, 2024
- Author: Leighann Remmert
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 2 1 3 2 - 6
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 2 1 3 1 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 2 2 3 8 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 2 2 3 7 - 8
Known for its comprehensive coverage, readability, and visual presentation, Mosby’s Textbook for Nursing Assistants, 11th Edition helps prepare you to work in long-term ca… Read more
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Request a sales quoteKnown 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.
1. 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
Review Question Answers
Appendix A: National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP®) Written Examination Content Outline and Skills Evaluation
Appendix B: Minimum Data Set – Selected Pages
Appendix C: Care Area Assessment (CAA) – Sample Page
Appendix D: Infant and Child Safety
Appendix E: Personal Safety
Glossary
Key Abbreviations
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
Review Question Answers
Appendix A: National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP®) Written Examination Content Outline and Skills Evaluation
Appendix B: Minimum Data Set – Selected Pages
Appendix C: Care Area Assessment (CAA) – Sample Page
Appendix D: Infant and Child Safety
Appendix E: Personal Safety
Glossary
Key Abbreviations
- No. of pages: 976
- Language: English
- Edition: 11
- Published: October 13, 2024
- Imprint: Mosby
- Hardback ISBN: 9780443121326
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443121319
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Leighann Remmert
Affiliations and expertise
Certified Nursing Assistant Instructor,