Full Description
PEARSON'S NURSING ASSISTANT TODAY brings together all the skills, knowledge, and practical insights today's nursing assistants need to succeed in any care environment. Written for students with widely diverse learning needs and reading proficiencies, it is designed for easy understanding and quick reference. It presents 152 step-by-step procedures, ranging from the absolute basics to advanced procedures for use at the instructor's discretion. All procedures reflect 2010 AHA guidelines for CPR and ECC, modern care technologies, and Medicare OBRA requirements. Each procedure is explained with rationales, preparation, steps, follow-up, a charting example, and in many cases, full-color illustrations. This text's pedagogical features include chapter learning objectives, "On the Job" scenarios, "Nursing Assistant in Action" critical thinking features, exercises, sample exams, and more.
Contents
Chapter 1: The Health Care System
Chapter 2: The Role of the Nursing Assistant, Workplace Ethics, and Legal Aspects of Patient Care
Chapter 3: Communication Skills
Chapter 4: Medical Terminology, Abbreviations, and Specialties
Chapter 5: Patients, Residents, and Clients
Chapter 6: Infection Control
Chapter 7: Safety
Chapter 8: Body Mechanics: Positioning, Moving, and Transporting Patients
Chapter 9: Personal Care of the Patient
Chapter 10: The Patient's Room
Chapter 11: Bedmaking
Chapter 12: Admitting, Transferring, and Discharging a Patient
Chapter 13: The Human Body
Chapter 14: Growth and Development
Chapter 15: The Musculoskeletal System and Related Care
Chapter 16: The Integumentary System and Related Care
Chapter 17: The Circulatory System and Related Care
Chapter 18: Measuring Vital Signs
Chapter 19: The Gastrointestinal System and Related Care
Chapter 20: Nutrition for the Patient
Chapter 21: The Urinary System and Related Care
Chapter 22: Specimen Collection
Chapter 23: The Endocrine System and Related Care of Diabetics
Chapter 24: The Reproductive System and Related Care
Chapter 25: The Nervous System and Related Care
Chapter 26: Emergency Care
Chapter 27: Warm and Cold Applications
Chapter 28: Care of the Surgical Patient
Chapter 29: Special Procedures
Chapter 30: Patients with Special Needs
Chapter 31: Neonatal and Pediatric Care
Chapter 32: Home Health Care
Chapter 33: The Older Adult Patient and Long Term Care
Chapter 34: Rehabilitation and Return to Self-Care
Chapter 35: The Terminally Ill Patient and Postmortem Care
Chapter 36: Beginning Your Career as a Nursing Assistant
Appendix A: Commonly Used Spanish Words
Appendix B: Sample CNA Tests
