TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hegner, Barbara R.
AU  - Caldwell, Esther
AU  - Needham, Joan Fritsch
TI  - Nursing assistant : : a nursing process approach / 
SN  - 0827390637
U1  - WY 193 H464n 1999 
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Albany
PB  - Delmar Publishers
KW  - Nurses' aides
KW  - Nursing Care
KW  - Care of the Sick
N1  - Includes Index; Contents 

Section 1 INTRODUCTION TO NURSING ASSISTING: 
1.	Community Health Care. 
2.	Role of the Nursing Assistant. 
3.	Consumer Rights and Responsibilities for Health Care. 
4.	Ethical and Legal Issues Affecting the Nursing Assistant. 
Section 2 SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES: 
5.	Medical Terminology and Body Organization. 
6.	Classification of Disease. 
Section 3 BASIC HUMAN NEEDS AND COMMUNICATION: 
7.	Communication Skills. 
8.	Observation, Reporting, and Documentation. 
9.	Meeting Basic Human Needs. 
10.	Developing Cultural Sensitivity. 
Section 4 INFECTION CONTROL: 
11.	Infection. 
12.	Infection Control. 
Section 5 SAFETY AND MOBILITY: 
13.	Environmental and Nursing Assistant Safety.
14.	Patient Safety and Positioning. 
15.	The Patient''s Mobility: Transfer Skills. 
16.	The Patient''s Mobility: Ambulation.
Section 6 MEASURING AND RECORDING VITAL SIGNS, HEIGHT AND WEIGHT: 
17.	Body Temperature. 
18.	Pulse and Respiration. 
19.	Blood Pressure. 
20.	Measuring Height and Weight. 
Section 7 PATIENT CARE AND COMFORT MEASUREMENT: 
21.	Admission, Transfer, and Discharge. 
22.	Bedmaking. 
23.	Patient Bathing. 
24.	General Comfort Measures. 
Section 8 PRINCIPLES OF NUTRITION AND FLUID BALANCE: 
25.	Nutritional Needs and Diet Modification. 
Section 9 SPECIAL CARE PROCEDURES: 
26.	Warm and Cold Application. 
27.	Assisting with the Physical Examination. 
28.	The Surgical Patient. 
29.	Caring for the Emotionally Stressed Patient.
30.	Death and Dying. 
Section 10 OTHER HEALTH CARE SETTINGS: 
31.	Care of the Elderly and Chronically Ill.
32.	The Organization of Home Care: Trends in Health Care. 
33.	The Nursing Assistant in Home Care. 
34.	Caring for the Person in Subacute Care. 
Section 11 BODY SYSTEMS, COMMON DISORDERS, AND RELATED CARE PROCEDURES: 
35.	The Integumentary System. 
36.	Respiratory System.
37.	Circulatory (Cardiovascular) System.
38.	Musculoskeletal System. 
39.	Endocrine System. 
40.	Nervous System. 
41.	Gastrointestinal System. 
42.	Urinary System. 
43.	Reproductive System. 
Section 12 EXPANDED ROLE OF THE NURSING ASSISTANT: 
44.	Rehabilitation and Restorative Services.
45.	Pediatric Patient. 
46.	Special Advanced Procedures. 
Section 13 RESPONSE TO BASIC EMERGENCIES: 
47.	Response to Basic Emergencies. 
Section 14 MOVING FORWARD: 
48.	Employment Opportunities and Career Growth. 






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