Lippincott's essentials for nursing assistants : a humanistic approach to caregiving

Carter, Pamela J. (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9781609137502
Physical Description: print
xxvi, 714 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction to health care. The health care system ; The nursing assistant's job ; Professionalism and job-seeking skills ; Communication skills ; Those we care for ; The patient's or resident's environment -- The human body in health and disease. Basic body structure and function ; Common disorders ; Rehabilitation and restorative care -- Safety. Infection control ; Workplace safety ; Patient and resident safety ; Basic first aid and emergency care -- Basic patient and resident care. Assisting with repositioning and transferring ; Assisting with exercise ; Bedmaking ; Measuring and recording vital signs, height, and weight ; Assisting with hygiene ; Preventing pressure ulcers and assisting with wound care ; Assisting with grooming ; Assisting with nutrition ; Assisting with urinary elimination ; Assisting with bowel elimination ; Assisting with comfort -- Special care concerns. Caring for people who are dying ; Caring for people with dementia ; Caring for people with developmental disabilities ; Caring for people with cancer ; Caring for people with HIV/AIDS ; Caring for people who are having surgery ; Caring for people in the home environment -- Appendix A. Answers to the What did you learn? exercises -- Appendix. Introduction to the language of health care.