Lippincott Essentials for Nursing Assistants
A Humanistic Approach to Caregiving
Edition:
6
ISBN/ISSN:
9781975245917
Publication Date:
October 1, 2024
2024-10-1
9781975245917
Lippincott Essentials for Nursing Assistants: A Humanistic Approach to Caregiving, 6th edition, is designed to streamline the path to success ...
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Lippincott Essentials for Nursing Assistants: A Humanistic Approach to Caregiving, 6th edition, is designed to streamline the path to success for Certified Nursing Assistants. This concise and approachable textbook delivers the foundational concepts and facts essential for competent and compassionate practice in various healthcare settings.
Whether CNAs are training for a role in a long-term care facility, acute care facility, or another healthcare environment, this text provides the knowledge and skills they need to excel. Perfect for use in shorter, fast-paced programs, each chapter focuses on the most crucial concepts, breaking down information into easily digestible segments for improved retention.
This latest edition has been revised and updated with unique Pam's Pearls on how to empathize with patients, Stop and Think! scenarios to encourage critical thinking and solving complex problems, and current practices in nutrition, infectious disease control, and more.
Lippincott Essentials for Nursing Assistants: A Humanistic Approach to Caregiving, 6th edition goes above and beyond just the “dos and don’ts” featured in other textbooks and focuses on “What You Do/Why You Do It” boxes. This provides students with a deeper understanding of core concepts like privacy, safety, and infection control all while fostering critical thinking skills. -
Edition6ISBN/ISSN9781975245917Product FormatPaperback BookTrim Size8 3/8 x 10 7/8Pages720Edition6Publication DateOctober 1, 2024
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- PAMELA J CARTER
- Jennifer Harrington
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Unit 1: Introduction to Health Care
- Chapter 1 The Health Care System
- Chapter 2 The Nursing Assistant’s Job
- Chapter 3 Professionalism and Job-Seeking Skills
- Chapter 4 Communication Skills
Unit 2: Caring for People in a Health Care Setting- Chapter 5 Those We Care For
- Chapter 6 The Long-Term Care Resident
- Chapter 7 The Patient’s or Resident’s Environment
- Chapter 8 Admissions, Transfers, and Discharges
Unit 3: Body Systems: Normal Function And The Effects Of Aging- Chapter 9 Basic Body Structure and Function
- Chapter 10 Common Disorders
- Chapter 11 Rehabilitation and Restorative Care
Unit 4: Safety- Chapter 12 Communicable Disease
- Chapter 13 Preventing the Spread of Communicable Disease
- Chapter 14 Workplace Safety
- Chapter 15 Patient and Resident Safety
- Chapter 16 Basic First Aid and Emergency Care
Unit 5: Basic Patient and Resident Care- Chapter 17 Assisting With Repositioning and Transferring
- Chapter 18 Assisting With Exercise
- Chapter 19 Bedmaking
- Chapter 20 Measuring and Recording Vital Signs, Height, and Weight
- Chapter 21 Assisting With Hygiene
- Chapter 22 Preventing Pressure Ulcers and Assisting With Wound Care
- Chapter 23 Assisting With Grooming
- Chapter 24 Assisting With Nutrition
- Chapter 25 Assisting With Urinary Elimination
- Chapter 26 Assisting With Bowel Elimination
- Chapter 27 Assisting With Comfort
Unit 6: Special Care Concerns- Chapter 28 Caring for People Who Are Dying
- Chapter 29 Caring for People With Dementia
- Chapter 30 Caring for People Who Have Developmental Disabilities
- Chapter 31 Caring for People Who Have Mental Health Disorders
- Chapter 32 Caring for People Who Are Having Surgery
Appendix A: Answers to the What Did You Learn? Exercises
Appendix B: Introduction to the Language of Health Care -
- Unique! Pam's Pearls guide you to empathize with patients and deliver humanistic care.
- Stop and Think! scenarios boost critical thinking by tackling complex nursing challenges encountered in the workplace.
- Procedure boxes offer step-by-step guidance through 74 common procedures in accordance with the latest clinical practices, infection control standards, and the National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAP®) Skills List.
- Stay current with revised content that leverages inclusive language, ensuring up-to-date knowledge in nutrition, infection control, and more.
- Taking It to the Next Level: Advanced Skills provides advanced training for complex situations.
- What You Do/Why You Do It boxes summarize the why and how of key nursing assistant actions to reinforce retention and understanding.
- Tell the Nurse! notes signs and symptoms that should be reported to a nurse.
- Concerns for Long-Term Care detail specific information needed to ensure effective care of senior residents in long-term care settings.
- A companion Workbook reinforces understanding through multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, think about it, and matching questions, as well as crossword puzzles, word jumbles, labeling, sequencing, and identification activities.
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