Nursing assistant : a nursing process approach /
Barbara R. Hegner, Barbara Acello, Esther Caldwell.
- 9th edition.
- Clifton Park, N.Y. : Delmar Learning, c2004.
- xvi, 940 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm.
Contents Section 1 Introduction to nursing assisting. 1. Community health care ; 2. Role of the nursing assistant ; 3. Consumer rights and responsibilities in 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. Comfort, pain, rest, and sleep ; 11. Developing cultural sensitivity
Section 4 Infection and infection control
Section 5 Safety and mobility. 12. Environmental and nursing assistant safety ; 13. Patient safety and positioning ; 14. The patient's mobility: transfer skills ; 15. The patient's mobility: ambulation Measuring and recording vital signs, height, and weight. Body temperature ; 16. Pulse and respiration ; Blood pressure ; 17. Measuring height and weight
Section 6 Patient care and comfort measures. 18. Admission, transfer, and discharge ; 19. Bedmaking ; 20. Patient bathing ; 21. General comfort measures
Sectio 7 Principles of nutrition and fluid balance. 22. Nutritional needs and diet modifications 23. Special care procedures. 24. Warm and cold applications ; 25. Assisting with the physical examination ; 26. The surgical patient ; 27. Caring for the emotionally stressed patient ; 28. Death and dying etc.