Workbook and competency evaluation review for Mosby's textbook for nursing assistants /

Sorrentino, Sheila A.

Workbook and competency evaluation review for Mosby's textbook for nursing assistants / Essentials for nursing assistants Sheila A. Sorrentino, Leighann N. Remmert, Bernie Gorek. - 8th edition. - St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby/Elsevier, c2012. - vi, 528 p. ; 28 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents
1. Introduction to Health Care Agencies
2. The Person's Rights NEW!
3. The Nursing Assistant
4. Ethics and Laws
5. Work Ethics
6. Communicating With the Health Team
7. Assisting With the Nursing Process
8. Understanding the Person
9. Body Structure and Function
10. Growth and Development
11. Care of the Older Person
12. Safety 13. Preventing Falls
14. Restraint Alternatives and Safe Restraint Use
15. Preventing Infection
16. Body Mechanics
17. Safely Moving and Transferring the Person
18. The Person's Unit
19. Bedmaking
20. Personal Hygiene
21. Grooming
22. Urinary Elimination
23. Bowel Elimination
24. Nutrition and Fluids
25. Nutritional Support and IV Therapy
26. Measuring Vital Signs
27. Exercise and Activity
28. Comfort, Rest, and Sleep
29. Admissions, Transfers, and Discharges
30. Assisting With the Physical Examination
31. Collecting and Testing Specimens
32. The Person Having Surgery
33. Wound Care
34. Pressure Ulcers NEW!
35. Heat and Cold Applications
36. Oxygen Needs
37. Respiratory Support and Therapies
38. Rehabilitation and Restorative Nursing Care
39. Hearing, Speech, and Vision Problems
40. Cancer, Immune System, and Skin Disorders
41. Nervous and Musculoskeletal Disorders
42. Cardiovascular and Respiratory Disorders
43. Digestive and Endocrine Disorders
44. Urinary and Reproductive Disorders
45. Mental Health Problems
46. Confusion and Dementia
47. Developmental Disabilities
48. Sexuality
49. Caring for Mothers and Newborns
50. Assisted Living
51. Basic Emergency Care
52. End of Life Care


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WY 18.2 K295m 2012