Mosby's Textbook for Nursing Assistants - E-BookMaster the essential skills of today’s nursing assistant! Mosby's Textbook for Nursing Assistants, 9th Edition prepares you to work in long-term care, acute care, and subacute care settings. Known for its comprehensive coverage and an easy-to-read, visual approach, this book includes step-by-step instructions for over 100 nursing assistant procedures. New to this edition is a practice scenario in each chapter to help you develop problem solving and critical thinking skills, as well as Focus on Math boxes that highlight common calculations done on the job. Written by well-known educator Sheila Sorrentino and expert co-author Leighann Remmert, this market-leading text emphasizes the importance of teamwork and communication — two elements critical to being an effective nursing assistant. |
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Contents
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4 Delegation | 31 |
5 Ethics and Laws | 38 |
6 Student and Work Ethics | 55 |
7 Communicating With the Health Team | 67 |
8 Assisting With the Nursing Process | 83 |
35 The Person Having Surgery | 588 |
36 Wound Care | 604 |
37 Pressure Ulcers | 621 |
38 Heat and Cold Applications | 634 |
39 Oxygen Needs | 642 |
40 Respiratory Support and Therapies | 658 |
41 Rehabilitation and Restorative Nursing Care | 666 |
42 Hearing Speech and Vision Problems | 675 |
9 Understanding the Person | 92 |
10 Body Structure and Function | 108 |
11 Growth and Development | 126 |
12 Care of the Older Person | 140 |
13 Safety | 154 |
14 Fall Prevention | 186 |
15 Restraint Alternatives and Safe Restraint Use | 200 |
16 Preventing Infection | 217 |
17 Body Mechanics | 250 |
18 Safely Moving the Person | 262 |
19 Safely Transferring the Person | 282 |
20 The Persons Unit | 303 |
21 Bedmaking | 320 |
22 Personal Hygiene | 335 |
23 Grooming | 366 |
24 Urinary Elimination | 388 |
25 Urinary Catheters | 407 |
26 Bowel Elimination | 422 |
27 Nutrition and Fluids | 442 |
28 Nutritional Support and IV Therapy | 473 |
29 Measuring Vital Signs | 486 |
30 Exercise and Activity | 513 |
31 Comfort Rest and Sleep | 532 |
32 Admissions Transfers and Discharges | 545 |
33 Assisting With the Physical Examination | 561 |
34 Collecting and Testing Specimens | 567 |
43 Cancer Immune System and Skin Disorders | 694 |
44 Nervous System and MusculoSkeletal Disorders | 705 |
45 Cardiovascular Respiratory and Lymphatic Disorders | 724 |
46 Digestive and Endocrine Disorders | 739 |
47 Urinary and Reproductive Disorders | 749 |
48 Mental Health Disorders | 757 |
49 Confusion and Dementia | 769 |
50 Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities | 786 |
51 Sexuality | 794 |
52 Caring for Mothers and Babies | 800 |
53 Assisted Living | 822 |
54 Basic Emergency Care | 829 |
55 EndofLife Care | 851 |
56 Getting a Job | 860 |
Review Question Answers | 870 |
Appendix A | 873 |
Appendix B | 874 |
Appendix C | 876 |
Appendix D | 877 |
Glossary | 883 |
Key Abbreviations | 893 |
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Inside Back Cover | 917 |
Laminated card | 918 |
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Mosby's Textbook for Nursing Assistants - E-Book Sheila A. Sorrentino,Leighann Remmert Limited preview - 2020 |