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Nursing



Nursing Assistant, The: Acute, Sub-Acute, and Long-Term Care, 4/E
JoLynn Pulliam

ISBN-10: 0131196359
ISBN-13: 9780131196353

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2006
Format: Paper Bound with Disk; 432 pp
Published: 12/30/2004

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Appropriate for shorter nurse assistant courses; particularly those that cover the acute care (hospital) and nursing homes (long term care) environments.

Concise, practical, and affordable, the fourth edition containsthe essential information nursing assistants need to know and be able to do in a format that is easily readable. Appropriate for any nursing assistant program, the fourth edition reflects the most recent practice requirements while providing new features to facilitate learning.

Accompanied by a wide range of new media, this resource is unsurpassed in providing a total package of learning tools that promote individual success in the classroom, on the certifying exam, and in the clinical setting.

 

 

NEW–Rationales—For all procedures.

~ Help students to understand the “why” behind their patient care actions.  

NEW–Charting examples—In each procedure.

~ Reinforce the importance of documentation.  

NEW—Care Alerts—Call attention to special caregiving circumstances. 

NEW–Critical Thinking Case Studies—At the end of each chapter.

~ Provide real-life application of material related to Communicating Effectively, Using Resources Efficiently, Being a Team Player, and Showing Cultural Awareness.

FREE Companion Website www.prenhall.com/pulliam  

~ Provides chapter-specific online resources for both students and instructors including certification review, multiple choice questions, case studies, matching exercises, weblinks, a Syllabus Manager, an audio glossary and more. 

FREE Student CD-ROM.

~ Provides certification review multiple choice questions, video clips and an audio glossary.

Other features to facilitate learning include:

 

Beginning and Ending Icons—For all procedures that present quick and easy reminders of essential steps.

 

The latest Center for Disease Control guidelines, OSHA mandates regarding infection control, as well as OBRA training requirements and updates.

Rationales—For all procedures.

~ Help students to understand the “why” behind their patient care actions.  

Charting examples—In each procedure.

~ Reinforce the importance of documentation.  

Care Alerts—Call attention to special caregiving circumstances. 

Critical Thinking Case Studies—At the end of each chapter.

~ Provide real-life application of material related to Communicating Effectively, Using Resources Efficiently, Being a Team Player, and Showing Cultural Awareness.

 

Dedication
Preface
About the Author
Photo Credits
Part One: The Role of the Assistant

  1. Introduction to Health Care
  2. The Nursing Assistant
  3. Communication and Interpersonal Skills
  4. Relating to Your Patients

Part Two: Safety for the Patient and the Nursing Assistant

  1. Infection Control
  2. Environmental Safety: Accident Prevention and Disaster Planning
  3. Emergency Situations

Part Three: Basic Nursing Skills

  1. Body Systems and Common Diseases
  2. Vital Signs
  3. Positioning, Moving and Ambulation
  4. Admission, Transfer, and Discharge

Part Four: Providing Personal Care and Comfort to the Patient

  1. The Patient's Environment
  2. Hygiene and Grooming
  3. Special Skin Care
  4. Nutrition
  5. Elimination Needs
  6. Specimen Collection and Testing
  7. AM and PM Care
  8. Restorative Care and Rehabilitation

Part Five: Specialized Care Procedures

  1. Additional Patient Care Procedures
  2. Preoperative and Postoperative Care
  3. Subacute Care
  4. Special Skills in Long-Term Care
  5. Death and Dying

Glossary
Index

    For courses in Nursing Assisting.

    This easy-to-understand, full-color text is popular with both students and teachers alike because of its concise and practical format. It reflects the most recent practice requirements—including the latest Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines, OSHA mandates regarding infection control, OBRA training requirements and updates. The book highlights the essence of what it takes to be a nursing assistant in today's competitive healthcare environment

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