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Lippincott's textbook for nursing assistants : a humanistic approach to caregiving

"Inside this resource you'll find the expert coverage you need to master essential skills, supported by a conceptual framework that emphasizes humanism, dignity, individual growth, and compassionate care. Reviewed for accuracy by more than 100 nursing assistant instructors, Lippincott's Textbook for Nursing Assistants assures you of only the most current and precise information available."--Jacket
Print Book, English, ©2005
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, ©2005
xxxix, 930 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
9780781739818, 9780781757980, 0781739810, 0781757983
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Ch. 1. The health care system
Ch. 2. The nursing assistant
Ch. 3. Professionalism and job-seeking skills
Ch. 4. Legal and ethical issues
Ch. 5. Communication skills
Ch. 6. Those we care for
Ch. 7. Communicable disease and infection control
Ch. 8. Bloodborne and airborne pathogens
Ch. 9. Workplace safety
Ch. 10. Patient and resident safety and restraints
Ch. 11. Positioning, lifting, and transferring patients and residents
Ch. 12. Basic first aid and emergency care
Ch. 13. The patient or resident environment
Ch. 14. Admissions, transfers, and discharges
Ch. 15. Bedmaking
Ch. 16. Vital signs, height, and weight
Ch. 17. Cleanliness and hygiene
Ch. 18. Grooming
Ch. 19. Basic nutrition
Ch. 20. Assisting with urinary and bowel elimination
Ch. 21. Caring for people who are terminally III
Ch. 22. Caring for people who are dying
Ch. 23. Basic body structure and function
Ch. 24. The integumentary system
Ch. 25. The musculoskeletal system
Ch. 26. The respiratory system
Ch. 27. The cardiovascular system
Ch. 28. The nervous system
Ch. 29. The sensory system
Ch. 30. The endocrine system
Ch. 31. The digestive system
Ch. 32. The urinary system
Ch. 33. The reproductive system
Ch. 34. Caring for people with developmental disabilities
Ch. 35. Caring for people with mental illness
Ch. 36. Caring for people with dementia
Ch. 37. Caring for people with cancer
Ch. 38. Caring for people with AIDS
Ch. 39. Caring for surgical patients
Ch. 40. Caring for mothers and newborns
Ch. 41. Caring for pediatric patients
Ch. 42. Introduction to home health care
Ch. 43. Safety and infection control in the home health care setting
Hourly requirements for certification according to state
Introduction to the language of health care
Includes index