Mosby's essentials for nursing assistants /
Sorrentino, Sheila A.
Mosby's essentials for nursing assistants / Essentials for nursing assistants Sheila A. Sorrentino, Leighann N. Remmert, Bernie Gorek. - 4th edition. - St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby/Elsevier, c2010. - xix, 556 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1. Introduction to Health Care Agencies
2. The Nursing Assistant
3. Work Ethics
4. Communicating with the Health Team
5. Understanding the Person
6. Understanding Body Structure and Function
7. Caring for the Older Person
8. Promoting Safety
9. NEW! Preventing Falls
10. Promoting a Restraint-Free Setting
11. Preventing Infection
12. Body Mechanics
13. NEW! Safely Handling, Moving, and Transferring the Person
14. Assisting With Comfort
15. Assisting With Hygiene
16. Assisting With Grooming
17. Assisting With Urinary Elimination
18. Assisting With Bowel Elimination
19. Assisting With Nutrition and Fluids
20. Assisting With Assessment
21. Assisting With Specimens
22. Assisting With Exercise and Activity
23. Assisting With Wound Care
24. Assisting With Oxygen Needs
25. Assisting With Rehabilitation and Restorative Care
26. Caring for Persons With Common Health Problems
27. NEW! Caring for Persons With Mental Health Problems
28. Caring for Persons With Confusion and Dementia
29. Assisting With Emergency Care
30. Caring for the Dying Person
9780323066211 (pbk.) 0323066216 (pbk.)
2009042169
Nurses' aides--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Care of the sick--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Nurses' Aides.
Nursing Care--methods.
WY 193 S714m 2010
Mosby's essentials for nursing assistants / Essentials for nursing assistants Sheila A. Sorrentino, Leighann N. Remmert, Bernie Gorek. - 4th edition. - St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby/Elsevier, c2010. - xix, 556 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1. Introduction to Health Care Agencies
2. The Nursing Assistant
3. Work Ethics
4. Communicating with the Health Team
5. Understanding the Person
6. Understanding Body Structure and Function
7. Caring for the Older Person
8. Promoting Safety
9. NEW! Preventing Falls
10. Promoting a Restraint-Free Setting
11. Preventing Infection
12. Body Mechanics
13. NEW! Safely Handling, Moving, and Transferring the Person
14. Assisting With Comfort
15. Assisting With Hygiene
16. Assisting With Grooming
17. Assisting With Urinary Elimination
18. Assisting With Bowel Elimination
19. Assisting With Nutrition and Fluids
20. Assisting With Assessment
21. Assisting With Specimens
22. Assisting With Exercise and Activity
23. Assisting With Wound Care
24. Assisting With Oxygen Needs
25. Assisting With Rehabilitation and Restorative Care
26. Caring for Persons With Common Health Problems
27. NEW! Caring for Persons With Mental Health Problems
28. Caring for Persons With Confusion and Dementia
29. Assisting With Emergency Care
30. Caring for the Dying Person
9780323066211 (pbk.) 0323066216 (pbk.)
2009042169
Nurses' aides--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Care of the sick--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Nurses' Aides.
Nursing Care--methods.
WY 193 S714m 2010