Mosby's textbook for nursing assistants / Compiled by Sheila A. Sorrentino and PhLeighann N. Remmert

Previously published as 9th ed., in 2017.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction To Health Care Agencies:
Agency purposes
Types of agencies
Organization
Nursing team
Nursing care patterns
Paying for health care
Meeting standards
Person's Rights:
Patients' rights
Residents' rights
Ombudsman program
Nursing Assistant:
History and current trends
Federal and State laws
Roles and responsibilities
Delegation
Ethics And Laws:
Ethical aspects
Legal aspects
Reporting abuse
Work Ethics:
Health, hygiene, and appearance
Getting a job
Preparing for work
Teamwork
Managing stress
Harassment
Resigning from a job
Losing a job
Drug testing
Communicating With The Health Team:
Communication
Medical record
Kardex
Reporting and recording
Medical terms and abbreviations
Computers and other electronic devices
Phone communications
Dealing with conflict
Assisting With The Nursing Process:
Assessment
Nursing diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Your role
Understanding The Person:
Caring for the person
Basic needs
Culture and religion
Effects of illness and disability
Persons you will care for
Communicating with the person
Persons, with disabilities
Family and friends
Behavior issues
Body Structure And Function:
Cells, tissues, and organs
Integumentary system
Musculo-skeletal system
Nervous system
Circulatory system
Lymphatic system
Respiratory system
Digestive system
Urinary system
Reproductive system
Endocrine system
Immune system
Growth And Development:
Principles
Infancy (birth to 1 year)
Toddlerhood (1 to 3 years)
Preschool (3 to 6 years)
School age (6 to 9 or 10 years)
Late childhood (9 to 10 to 12 years)
Adolescence (12 to 18 years)
Young adulthood (18 to 40 years)
Middle adulthood (40 to 65 years)
Late adulthood (65 years and older)
Care Of The Older Person:
Psychological and social changes
Physical changes
Housing options
Safety:
Safe setting
Accident risk factors
Identifying the person
Preventing burns
Preventing poisoning
Preventing suffocation
Preventing equipment accidents
Wheelchair and stretcher safety
Handling hazardous substances
Fire safety
Disasters
Workplace violence
Risk management
Preventing Falls:
Causes and risk factors for falls
Fall prevention programs
Transfer/gait belts
Falling person
Restraint Alternatives And Safe Restraint Use:
History of restraint use
Restraint alternatives
Safe restraint use
Preventing Infection:
Microorganisms
Infection
Medical asepsis
Isolation preventions
Bloodborne pathogen standard
Surgical asepsis
Body Mechanics:
Principles of body mechanics
Ergonomics
Positioning the person
Safely Moving And Transferring The Person:
Preventing work-related injuries
Moving persons in bed
Turning persons
Sitting on the side of the bed (dangling)
Transferring persons
Re-positioning in a chair or wheelchair
Person's Unit:
Comfort
Room furniture and equipment
General rules
Bedmaking:
Types of beds
Linens
Making beds
Personal Hygiene:
Daily care
Oral hygiene
Bathing
Back massage
Perineal care
Reporting and recording
Grooming:
Hair care
Shampooing
Shaving
Nail and foot care
Changing clothing and hospital gowns
Urinary Elimination:
Normal urination
Urinary incontinence
Catheters
Bladder training
Bowel Elimination:
Normal bowel elimination
Factors affecting bowel elimination
Common problems
Bowel training
Suppositories
Enemas
Person with an ostomy
Nutrition And Fluids:
Basic nutrition
Meeting nutritional needs
Special diets
Fluid balance
Meeting food and fluid needs
Foodborne illnesses
Nutritional Support And IV Therapy:
Enteral nutrition
Parenteral nutrition
IV therapy
Measuring Vital Signs:
Measuring and reporting vital signs
Body temperature
Pulse
Respirations
Blood pressure
Pain
; Exercise And Activity:
Bedrest
Range-of-motion exercises
Ambulation
Comfort, Rest, And Sleep:
Comfort
Pain
Rest
Sleep
Admissions, Transfers, And Discharges:
Admissions
Moving the person to a new room
Transfers and discharges
Assisting With The Physical Examination:
Your role
Equipment
Preparing the person
Positioning and draping
Assisting with the exam
Collecting And Testing Specimens:
Urine specimens
Stool specimens
Sputum specimens
Blood glucose testing
Person Having Surgery:
Psychological care
Pre-operative care
Sedation and anesthesia
Post-operative care
Wound Care:
Skin tears
Circulatory ulcers
Wound healing
Dressings
Binders and compression garments
Heat and cold applications
Meeting basic needs
Pressure Ulcers:
Risk factors
Persons at risk
Pressure ulcer stages
Sites
Prevention and treatment
Complications
Reporting and recording
Heat And cold Applications:
Heat applications
Cold applications
Applying heat and cold
Cooling and warming blankets
Oxygen Needs:
Factors affecting oxygen needs
Altered respiratory function
Assisting with assessment and diagnostic tests
Meeting oxygen needs
Assisting with oxygen therapy
Respiratory Support And Therapies:
Artificial airways
Suctioning the airway
Mechanical ventilation
Chest tubes
Rehabilitation And Restorative Nursing Care:
Restorative nursing
Rehabilitation and the whole person
Rehabilitation team
Rehabilitation programs and services
Quality of life
Hearing, Speech, And Vision Problems:
Ear disorders
Speech disorders
Eye disorders
Cancer, Immune system, And Skin Disorders:
Cancer
Immune system disorders
Skin disorders
Nervous System And Musculo-Skeletal Disorders:
Nervous system disorders
Musculo-skeletal disorders
Cardiovascular, Respiratory, And Lymphatic Disorders:
Cardiovascular disorders
Respiratory disorders
Lymphatic disorders
Digestive And Endocrine Disorders:
Digestive disorders
Endocrine disorders
Urinary And Reproductive Disorders:
Urinary system disorders
Reproductive disorders
Mental Health Problems:
Basic concepts
Anxiety disorders
Schizophrenia
Mood disorders
Personality disorders
Substance abuse and addiction
Eating disorders
Suicide
Care and treatment
Confusion And Dementia:
Confusion
Dementia
Alzheimer's disease
Care of persons with Ad and other dementias
Developmental Disabilities:
Intellectual disabilities
Down syndrome
Fragile X syndrome
Cerebral palsy
Autism
Spina bifida
Hydrocephalus
Sexuality:
Sex and sexuality
Sexual relationships
Injury, illness, and surgery
Sexuality and older persons
Meeting sexual needs
Sexually aggressive person
Sexually transmitted diseases
Caring For Mothers And Newborns:
Infant safety and security
Helping mothers breast-feed
Bottle-feeding babies
Burping the baby
Diapering
Care of the umbilical cord
Care of the circumcision
Bathing an infant
Nail care
Weighing infants
Care of the mother
Assisted Living:
Purpose
ALR residents
Resident rights
Staff requirements
Service plan
Transfer, discharge, and eviction
Basic Emergency Care:
Emergency care
Basic life support for adults
Basic life support for children and infants
Choking
Hemorrhage
Fainting
Shock
Stroke
Seizures
Burns
End-Of-Life-Care:
Terminal illness
Attitudes about death
Stages of dying
Comfort needs
Family
Legal issues
Signs of death
Care of the body after death
Review Questions Answers:
Appendices:
A: National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP) written examination content outline and skills evaluation
B: Minimum data set: selected pages
C: Key recommendations from dietary guidelines 2010
Illustration credits
Glossary
Key abbreviations
Index

With step-by-step instructions for over 100 nursing assistant procedures, "Mosby's Textbook for Nursing Assistants, 8th Edition" makes it easy to master the skills you need to succeed as a nursing assistant. Known for its visual approach and comprehensive, easy-to-read coverage, this market-leading text emphasizes the importance of the patient or resident as a person, communication, safety, comfort, effective delegation, and teamwork and time management. This edition provides expanded content on the person's rights and pressure ulcers. The updated companion CD includes three new procedures, an updated audio glossary, and more. Written by respected educator Sheila Sorrentino and expert co-author Leighann Remmert, "Mosby's Textbook for Nursing Assistants" makes nurse assisting easy to learn. Complete coverage includes the knowledge and skills needed by the nursing assistant; -- A clear, readable writing style is supplemented with hundreds of full-color photographs and illustrations; -- Over 100 procedures are divided into pre-procedure, procedure, and post-procedure sections for easier learning; -- Skills on the NNAAP exam are highlighted throughout and have been updated to match the 2012 test plan; -- Delegation Guidelines identify your specific responsibilities in accepting commonly delegated tasks; -- Teamwork and Time Management boxes indicate ways you can efficiently work with and help nursing team members; -- Promoting Safety and Comfort boxes detail measures and cautions for providing safe, effective patient care; -- Caring About Culture boxes help you learn about the beliefs and customs of other cultures so you can provide appropriate care; -- Focus on Children and Older Persons boxes provide age-specific information about the special needs, considerations, and circumstances of children and older persons; -- Focus on Long-Term Care and Home Care boxes highlight information vital to providing competent care in these settings; -- Focus on Communication boxes provide guidelines for what to say and ask when communicating with residents, visitors, and the nursing team; -- Key abbreviations are included at the beginning of each chapter, with a comprehensive glossary at the back of the book; -- Key terms introduce chapter content with the important words and phrases; -- Chapter Review Questions are useful in guiding your study, reviewing what you have learned, and studying for a test or the competency evaluation; -- CD icons indicate skills included on the companion CD; -- Video clip icons indicate skills for which video clips are included on the free Evolve companion website; -- Video icons indicate skills included in the Mosby's Nursing Assistant Video Skills 3.0 DVDs (sold separately); -- The Workbook and Competency Evaluation Review corresponds to chapters in the text and encourages learning with a wide variety of exercises and activities that challenge you to remember what you've learned. It also includes over 100 checklists, one for each procedure in the textbook. NEW! The Person's Rights and Pressure Ulcers chapters provides expanded information on these key areas; -- NEW Focus on PRIDE boxes highlight personal and professional responsibility, rights and respect, independence and social interaction, delegation and teamwork, and ethics and laws to help you promote pride in the person, family, and yourself; -- Two laminated, pocket-sized cards include information on normal vital signs, common measurement conversions, positioning, the 24-hour clock, and abdominal and lateral regions; -- Updated companion CD contains interactive procedures, including three new procedures, learning exercises, an updated audio glossary, and a new Spanish audio glossary with phrases and terms. An updated A&P review, Body Spectrum, is available on the CD and on the Evolve companion website