Prentice Hall

Nursing



Nurse Assistant-Test Preparation
Wanda Smith

ISBN-10: 0835949257
ISBN-13: 9780835949255

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 1995
Format: Paper; 192 pp
Published: 12/21/1994

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Appropriate for courses in Nurse Assisting.

This easy-to-follow test preparation book offers a complete overview of the responsibilities of the Certified Nurse Assistant with in-depth practice to help students prepare for their examination and achieve higher scores.

  • contains more than 1,000 questions.
  • helps students study for their Certified Nurse Assistant examination.
  • contains a summary of mandatory learning objectives required by the Board of Certified Nurse Assistants.
  • includes test-taking tips.
  • provides outlines as well as questions and answers for critical topics such as medical and legal terminology, infection control, nutrition and vital signs.
  • reviews and outlines nursing procedures such as handwashing, bedmaking, and range of motion.

PART I.

 1. Various Health Environments.

 2. Nurse Assistant's Role and Responsibility.

 3. Resident's Rights and Communication.

 4. Medical and Legal Terminology.

 5. Personal Care and Elimination Needs.

 6. Resident Safety and Infection Control.

 7. Bedmaking, Body Mechanics, and Positioning.

 8. Nutrition, Diets, and Feeding Techniques.

 9. Body Systems and Conditions.

10. Vital Signs: Treatment and Procedure.

11. Observation: Reporting and Charting.

12. Admissions, Discharges, and Rehabilitation.

13. Dying, Death, and Postmortem Care.

14. Home Health Care.

PART II.

15. Infection Control: Handwashing Procedure.

16. Bedmaking Procedure.

17. Personal Care Procedures.

18. Elimination.

19. Measuring and Recording Vital Signs.

20. First Aid for an Obstructed Airway (Conscious Resident).

21. Assisting the Resident to Eat.

22. Height and Weight Procedure.

23. Range of Motion Procedure.

24. Diagrams of Commonly Used Positions.

25. Transferring the Resident Procedure.

26. Applying the Elastic Bandage and Anti-Embolism Elastic Stocking Procedure.

27. Restraints.

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