Mosby's Textbook for Long-term Care Assistants
- ISBN-10
- 0323019196
- ISBN-13
- 9780323019194
- Category
- Medical / Terminal Care
- Pages
- 773
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Mosby
- Authors
- Sheila A. Sorrentino, Bernie Gorek
Description
This popular text provides complete coverage of the knowledge and skills nursing assistants need to work in a long-term care facility. The concise, readable, highly visual format appeals to learners of all levels. The clear, logical presentation of procedures, with hundreds of large, full-color photos and drawings, makes it easy for students to learn and understand. This new edition addresses the expanding role of the nursing assistant in long-term care, providing additional coverage of assisted living, restraint alternatives, transfers, wound care, elderly abuse, and restorative nursing.
- Covers all of the knowledge and skills needed by the nursing assistant in long-term care.
- An attractive, full-color design engages students' interest.
- Over 100 procedures stressing the quality of life are divided into pre-, procedure, and post-procedure sections for easier learning.
- Hundreds of full-color photos and drawings add visual appeal and show students how to perform important tasks.
- What You Will Learn and Key Terms with definitions help students focus on essential information and better understand chapter content.
- Caring About Culture boxes provide insight and awareness about the practices of various cultures.
- NNAAPT Highlighted skills alert students to procedures that are part of the National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAPT)
- Residents with Dementia boxes detail special care considerations for residents with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
- Quality of Life boxes present actions and considerations that nursing assistants can use to provide care according to the OBRA mandate to enhance/protect residents' rights and improve their overall well-being.
- OBRA content is highlighted throughout to reinforce the importance of adhering to these federal standards.
- Focus on Rehabilitation and Subacute Care boxes provide students with information and insights to effectively care for these special residents.
- Chapter Review Questions help students evaluate learning.
- UNIQUE! Mosby's Nursing Assistant CD-ROM, bound in the text, includes 25 procedures with corresponding video clips & exercises, an audio glossary, and Body Spectrum - an electronic anatomy coloring book.
- Lower reading level (6.7) makes comprehension easy for all levels of learners.
- Delegation Guidelines detail what the student needs to know and understand before accepting delegated tasks.
- Charting examples demonstrate correct recording methods.
- Safety Alerts highlight actions that ensure the safety of both residents and staff.
- New chapter on Restraint Alternatives and Safe Restraint Use.
- New chapter on Assisted Living discusses caring for residents in these settings.
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Other editions
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- 2018-03-28
- 512 pages
- Ebook
- Elsevier Health Sciences
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