With its highly visual format, topical information, and easy-to-follow guidance, Mosby’s Textbook for Long-Term Care Nursing Assistants, 8th Edition is the perfect resource to help you master the ins and outs of long-term care. One hundred step-by-step procedures — all written at the sixth-grade reading level — provide clear instructions for completing skills. Helpful spotlight boxes and realistic patient scenarios reinforce the nursing assistant’s roles and responsibilities that are needed in today’s long-term care settings. New features in this edition include an all-new chapter on culture and religion; a new chapter on career management and getting hired; new procedures; and updated content on topical issues like confusion and dementia, hypertension, American Heart Association CPR, cancer, and more. As with previous editions, the focus on OBRA content and patient quality of life will underscore competent and respectful care.
1. Mosby‘s Textbook for Long-Term Care Nursing Assistants - p. I 2. Cover Image - p. I 3. Inner front cover - p. IFC 4. Brief contents - p. i 5. How to use - p. ii 6. Title Page - p. iii 7. Copyright Page - p. iv 8. Table of Contents - p. iv 9. Dedication - p. v 10. About the author - p. vii 11. Reviewers - p. ix 12. Acknowledgments - p. xi 13. Instructor preface - p. xiii 14. Student preface - p. xv 15. 1 The nursing assistant working in long-term care - p. 1 16. 2 Resident rights, ethics, and laws - p. 18 17. 3 Work ethics - p. 32 18. 4 Communicating with the health team - p. 40 19. 5 Assisting with the nursing process - p. 55 20. 6 Understanding the resident - p. 64 21. 7 Culture and religion - p. 75 22. 8 Body structure and function - p. 81 23. 9 The older person - p. 96 24. 10 Sexuality - p. 109 25. 11 Safety - p. 113 26. 12 Preventing falls - p. 136 27. 13 Restraint alternatives and safe restraint use - p. 145 28. 14 Preventing infection - p. 159 29. 15 Body mechanics and safe resident handling, positioning, and transfers - p. 182 30. 16 The resident‘s unit - p. 214 31. 17 Bedmaking - p. 226 32. 18 Hygiene - p. 238 33. 19 Grooming - p. 263 34. 20 Nutrition and fluids - p. 282 35. 21 Nutritional support and IV therapy - p. 305 36. 22 Urinary elimination - p. 316 37. 23 Bowel elimination - p. 338 38. 24 Exercise and activity - p. 351 39. 25 Comfort, rest, and sleep - p. 367 40. 26 Oxygen needs and respiratory therapies - p. 378 41. 27 Measuring vital signs - p. 397 42. 28 Assisting with the physical examination - p. 413 43. 29 Collecting and testing specimens - p. 422 44. 30 Admissions, transfers, and discharges - p. 438 45. 31 Wound care - p. 446 46. 32 Pressure injuries - p. 470 47. 33 Hearing, speech, and vision problems - p. 480 48. 34 Cancer, immune system, and skin disorders - p. 497 49. 35 Nervous system and musculoskeletal disorders - p. 505 50. 36 Cardiovascular and respiratory disorders - p. 520 51. 37 Digestive and endocrine disorders - p. 528 52. 38 Urinary and reproductive disorders - p. 535 53. 39 Mental health disorders - p. 543 54. 40 Confusion and dementia - p. 555 55. 41 Developmental disabilities - p. 572 56. 42 Rehabilitation and restorative nursing care - p. 579 57. 43 Assisted living - p. 586 58. 44 Basic emergency care - p. 594 59. 45 End-of-life care - p. 609 60. 46 Getting a job - p. 620 61. Review question answers - p. 630 62. Appendix - p. 633 63. Key abbreviations - p. 641 64. Index - p. 643 65. Inner back cover - p. IBC
With its highly visual format, topical information, and easy-to-follow guidance, Mosby’s Textbook for Long-Term Care Nursing Assistants, 8th Edition is the perfect resource to help you master the ins and outs of long-term care. One hundred step-by-step procedures — all written at the sixth-grade reading level — provide clear instructions for completing skills. Helpful spotlight boxes and realistic patient scenarios reinforce the nursing assistant’s roles and responsibilities that are needed in today’s long-term care settings. New features in this edition include an all-new chapter on culture and religion; a new chapter on career management and getting hired; new procedures; and updated content on topical issues like confusion and dementia, hypertension, American Heart Association CPR, cancer, and more. As with previous editions, the focus on OBRA content and patient quality of life will underscore competent and respectful care.
1. Mosby‘s Textbook for Long-Term Care Nursing Assistants - p. I 2. Cover Image - p. I 3. Inner front cover - p. IFC 4. Brief contents - p. i 5. How to use - p. ii 6. Title Page - p. iii 7. Copyright Page - p. iv 8. Table of Contents - p. iv 9. Dedication - p. v 10. About the author - p. vii 11. Reviewers - p. ix 12. Acknowledgments - p. xi 13. Instructor preface - p. xiii 14. Student preface - p. xv 15. 1 The nursing assistant working in long-term care - p. 1 16. 2 Resident rights, ethics, and laws - p. 18 17. 3 Work ethics - p. 32 18. 4 Communicating with the health team - p. 40 19. 5 Assisting with the nursing process - p. 55 20. 6 Understanding the resident - p. 64 21. 7 Culture and religion - p. 75 22. 8 Body structure and function - p. 81 23. 9 The older person - p. 96 24. 10 Sexuality - p. 109 25. 11 Safety - p. 113 26. 12 Preventing falls - p. 136 27. 13 Restraint alternatives and safe restraint use - p. 145 28. 14 Preventing infection - p. 159 29. 15 Body mechanics and safe resident handling, positioning, and transfers - p. 182 30. 16 The resident‘s unit - p. 214 31. 17 Bedmaking - p. 226 32. 18 Hygiene - p. 238 33. 19 Grooming - p. 263 34. 20 Nutrition and fluids - p. 282 35. 21 Nutritional support and IV therapy - p. 305 36. 22 Urinary elimination - p. 316 37. 23 Bowel elimination - p. 338 38. 24 Exercise and activity - p. 351 39. 25 Comfort, rest, and sleep - p. 367 40. 26 Oxygen needs and respiratory therapies - p. 378 41. 27 Measuring vital signs - p. 397 42. 28 Assisting with the physical examination - p. 413 43. 29 Collecting and testing specimens - p. 422 44. 30 Admissions, transfers, and discharges - p. 438 45. 31 Wound care - p. 446 46. 32 Pressure injuries - p. 470 47. 33 Hearing, speech, and vision problems - p. 480 48. 34 Cancer, immune system, and skin disorders - p. 497 49. 35 Nervous system and musculoskeletal disorders - p. 505 50. 36 Cardiovascular and respiratory disorders - p. 520 51. 37 Digestive and endocrine disorders - p. 528 52. 38 Urinary and reproductive disorders - p. 535 53. 39 Mental health disorders - p. 543 54. 40 Confusion and dementia - p. 555 55. 41 Developmental disabilities - p. 572 56. 42 Rehabilitation and restorative nursing care - p. 579 57. 43 Assisted living - p. 586 58. 44 Basic emergency care - p. 594 59. 45 End-of-life care - p. 609 60. 46 Getting a job - p. 620 61. Review question answers - p. 630 62. Appendix - p. 633 63. Key abbreviations - p. 641 64. Index - p. 643 65. Inner back cover - p. IBC
