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Lippincott Essentials for Nursing Assistants: A Humanistic Approach to Caregiving: Lippincott Essentials

Autor Pamela J Carter
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 14 dec 2016
Prepare your students for a successful career as a nursing assistant with this concise text.
This easy-to-understand, conversational text focuses on the most essential information that nursing assistants need to know to function competently and compassionately in a long-term care facility, acute care facility, or home health care agency. Each chapter of the new edition has been updated to reflect the latest best practices and advances in the field.

KEY FEATURES
  • NEW!A separate unit on Long-Term Care c overs nursing assistant care with residents in long-term care settings.
  • UPDATED! Procedure boxespresent 71 core procedures with step-by-step instructions that incorporate the latest guidelines and NNAAP skill revisions.
  • UPDATED!Nurse Pamtips promote compassionate, holistic care and help students empathize with their patients.
  • Guidelines (What You Do/Why You Do it) boxessummarize both the whys and the hows of carrying out key nursing assistant actions.
  • Tell the Nurse! Notessummarize observations that the nursing assistant needs to report to the nurse.Stop and Think!Scenariosencourage students to solve real world problems in the types of complex situations they will encounter in the workplace.
  • Online videosfeaturing eight hours of engaging footage offer complete, step-by-step demonstrations of the core skills performed daily by nursing assistants.
An accompanyingWorkbookfollows the same straightforward organization as the 4th Edition Textbook. Activities include multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blanks, think about it, and matching questions, as well as crossword puzzles, word jumbles, labeling, sequencing, and identification.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781496339560
ISBN-10: 1496339568
Pagini: 776
Ilustrații: 406
Dimensiuni: 213 x 276 x 31 mm
Greutate: 1.61 kg
Ediția:Fourth
Editura: LWW
Colecția Lww
Seria Lippincott Essentials


Notă biografică

Pamela Carter is a registered nurse and an award-winning teacher. After receiving her bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Alabama in Huntsville, Pamela immediately began a career as a perioperative nurse. Over the course of her nursing career, she also worked in a physician’s office and as a staff nurse in an intensive care unit.Pamela started teaching informally while serving as an officer in the United States Air Force Nurse Corps.

She formally entered the field of health care education by accepting a position at the Athens Area Technical Institute in Athens, Georgia, where she taught surgical technology. After obtaining a master’s degree in adult vocational education from the University of Georgia, Pamela moved to Florida and took a position teaching nursing assisting students. She continued teaching nursing assisting after accepting a position at Davis Applied Technology College in Kaysville, Utah. During her first year at Davis Applied Technology College, Pamela piloted a new “open-entry/open-exit” method of curriculum delivery for the nursing assistant program at the college and was awarded the Superintendent’s Award for Outstanding Faculty for her work. She then opened a surgical technology program at the college and has obtained national accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) for delivery of this program using the “open-entry/open-exit” method. In 2002,and again in 2014 and 2015, Pamela received a National Merit Award for having her program rank in the top 10% in the nation for students passing their national certification exam.

In addition to authoring this textbook, Pamela has also authored Lippincott’s Textbook for Nursing Assistants, “Lippincott’s Textbook for Long-Term Care Nursing Assistants,” as well as Lippincott’s Advanced Skills for Nursing Assistants. Pamela’s writing style reflects her love of teaching, and of nursing. She is grateful for the opportunity teaching and writing have afforded her to share her experience and knowledge with those just entering the health care profession, and to help those who are new to the profession to see how they can have a profound effect on the lives of others.

Cuprins

Table of Contents

UNIT ONE: INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH CARE

Chapter 1: The Health Care System
  • A Holistic Approach to Health Care
  • Health Care Organizations
  • Patients, Residents, and Clients
  • Oversight of the Health Care System
  • Paying for Health Care
Chapter 2: The Nursing Assistant’s Job
  • Education of the Nursing Assistant
  • The Nursing Assistant as a Member of the Nursing Team
  • Legal and Ethical Aspects of the Nursing Assistant’s Job
Chapter 3: Professionalism and Job-Seeking Skills
  • Working as a Professional
  • Finding a Job
Chapter 4: Communication Skills
  • Introduction to Communication
  • Communicating with People with Special Needs
  • Resolving Conflicts
  • Using the Telephone
  • Communication Among Members of the Health Care Team
  • Electronic Health Records
Chapter 5: Those We Care For
  • Growth and Development
  • Basic Human Needs
  • Human Sexuality and Intimacy
  • Culture and Religion
  • Quality of Life
  • What is it Like to be a Patient or Resident
  • A Person’s Family
Chapter 6: The Patient’s or Resident’s Environment
  • The Physical Environment
  • Furniture and Equipment

UNIT TWO: THE HUMAN BODY IN HEATLH AND DISEASE

Chapter 7: Basic Body Structure and Function
  • How is the Body Organized?
  • The Integumentary System
  • The Musculoskeletal System
  • The Respiratory System
  • The Cardiovascular System
  • The Nervous System
  • The Sensory System
  • The Endocrine System
  • The Digestive System
  • The Urinary System
  • The Reproductive System
Chapter 8: Common Disorders
  • Introduction to Disorders
  • Integumentary Disorders
  • Musculoskeletal Disorders
  • Respiratory Disorders
  • Cardiovascular Disorders
  • Nervous System Disorders
  • Sensory Disorders
  • Endocrine Disorders
  • Digestive Disorders
  • Urinary Disorders
  • Reproductive Disorders
  • Mental Health Disorders
Chapter 9: Rehabilitation and Restorative Care
  • Introduction to Rehabilitation and Restorative Care
  • Types of Rehabilitation
  • The Role of the Nursing Assistant

UNIT THREE: LONG-TERM CARE (New Unit)

Chapter 10: Overview of Long-Term Care
  • Types of Long-Term Care Settings
  • Ownership and Operation of Long-Term Care Facilities
  • Oversight of Long-Term Care
  • The Survey Process
  • Paying for Long-Term Care
Chapter 11: The Long-Term Care Resident
  • Our Aging Population
  • Factors Leading to Long-Term Care Admissions
  • Making the Adjustment to Long-Term Care
  • Living with a Chronic Condition
  • The Young Resident
Chapter 12: Caring for People With Dementia
  • Introduction to Dementia
  • Types of Dementia
  • Behaviors Associated with Dementia
  • Caring for a Person With Dementia
  • Effects on the Caregiver

UNIT FOUR: SAFETY

Chapter 13: Infection Control
  • Causes of Infection
  • Defenses Against Infection
  • Ways Infections are Transmitted
  • The Chain of Infection
  • Methods of Infection Control
  • Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
Chapter 14: Workplace Safety
  • Protecting Your Body
  • Following Procedures
  • Fire Safety
  • Preventing Chemical and Electrical Injuries
  • Disaster Preparedness
  • Workplace Violence
Chapter 15: Patient and Resident Safety
  • Accidents and Incidents in the Health Care Setting
  • Restraints and Restraint Alternatives
Chapter 16: Basic First Aid and Emergency Care
  • Responding To An Emergency
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Measures
  • Emergency Situations

UNIT FIVE: BASIC PATIENT AND RESIDENT CARE

Chapter 17: Assisting With Repositioning and Transferring
  • Assisting With Repositioning
  • Assisting With Transferring
Chapter 18: Assisting With Exercise
  • Assisting With Walking (Ambulation)
  • Assisting With Range-of-Motion Exercises
Chapter 19: Bedmaking
  • Linens
  • Standard Bedmaking Techniques
Chapter 20: Measuring and Recording Vital Signs, Height, and Weight
  • Introduction to Vital Signs
  • Body Temperature
  • Pulse
  • Respiration
  • Pulse oximetry
  • Blood Pressure
  • Height and Weight
Chapter 21: Assisting With Hygiene
  • Introduction to Personal Hygiene
  • Assisting with Oral Care
  • Assisting with Perineal Care
  • Assisting with Bathing
Chapter 22: Preventing Pressure Ulcers and Assisting With Wound Care
  • Preventing Pressure Ulcers
  • Assisting With Wound Care
Chapter 23: Assisting With Grooming
  • Introduction to Grooming
  • Assisting with Hand Care
  • Assisting With Foot Care
  • Assisting with Dressing and Undressing
  • Assisting with Hair Care
  • Assisting with Shaving
  • Assisting with Vision and Hearing Accessories
Chapter 24: Assisting With Nutrition
  • Introduction to Nutrition
  • Factors that Affect Food Choices and Eating Habits
  • Special Diets
  • Assisting With Meals
  • Assisting With Fluids
  • Alternative Ways of Providing Nutrition and Fluids
Chapter 25: Assisting With Urinary Elimination
  • Introduction to Urinary Elimination
  • Assisting With Bedside Commodes, Bedpans, and Urinals
  • Caring for a Person With an Indwelling Urinary Catheter
  • Caring for a Person Who is Incontinent of Urine
  • Obtaining a Urine Specimen
  • Measuring Urine Output
Chapter 26: Assisting With Bowel Elimination
  • Introduction to Bowel Elimination
  • Problems With Bowel Elimination
  • Obtaining a Stool Specimen
  • Assisting With Enemas
  • Assisting With Ostomy Care

Chapter 27: Assisting With Comfort and Rest
  • The Benefits of Rest and Sleep
  • General Comfort Measures
  • Managing Pain
  • Heat and Cold Applications

UNIT SIX: SPECIAL CARE CONCERNS

Chapter 28: Caring for People Who Are Dying
  • Terminal Illness
  • Advance Directives and Wills
  • Attitudes Toward Death and Dying
  • Care and Support of the Dying Person and the Family
  • Postmortem Care
Chapter 29: Caring for People with Developmental Disabilities
  • Introduction to Developmental Disabilities
  • Education and Protection of Rights
  • Caring for People With Developmental Disabilities
Chapter 30: Caring for People with Cancer
  • Introduction to Cancer
  • Detecting and Treating Cancer
  • Caring for a Person with Cancer
Chapter 31: Caring for People with HIV/AIDS
  • Introduction to HIV/AIDS
  • Attitudes Toward People With HIV/AIDS
  • Caring for a Person with HIV/AIDS
Chapter 32: Caring for People Who Are Having Surgery
  • Introduction to Surgery
  • Pre-Operative Care
  • Intra-Operative Care
  • Post-Operative Care
  • Oxygen Therapy
Chapter 33: Caring for People in the Home Environment
  • Introduction to Home Health Care
  • The Home Health Aide
  • The Home Health Care Environment
  • Infection Control

Appendix A: Answers to What Did You Learn? Questions
Appendix B: Introduction to the Language of Health Care

Glossary
Index

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Prepare your students for a successful career as a nursing assistant with this concise text.
This easy-to-understand, conversational text focuses on the most essential information that nursing assistants need to know to function competently and compassionately in a long-term care facility, acute care facility, or home health care agency. Each chapter of the new edition has been updated to reflect the latest best practices and advances in the field.

KEY FEATURES
  • NEW! A separate unit on Long-Term Care covers nursing assistant care with residents in long-term care settings.
  • UPDATED! Procedure boxespresent 71 core procedures with step-by-step instructions that incorporate the latest guidelines and NNAAP skill revisions.
  • UPDATED!Nurse Pamtips promote compassionate, holistic care and help students empathize with their patients.
  • Guidelines (What You Do/Why You Do it) boxessummarize both the whys and the hows of carrying out key nursing assistant actions.
  • Tell the Nurse! Notessummarize observations that the nursing assistant needs to report to the nurse.Stop and Think!Scenariosencourage students to solve real world problems in the types of complex situations they will encounter in the workplace.
  • Online videosfeaturing eight hours of engaging footage offer complete, step-by-step demonstrations of the core skills performed daily by nursing assistants.
An accompanyingWorkbookfollows the same straightforward organization as the 4th Edition Textbook. Activities include multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blanks, think about it, and matching questions, as well as crossword puzzles, word jumbles, labeling, sequencing, and identification.