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Hartman's nursing assistant care : the basics / Hartman Publishing, Inc. with Jetta Fuzy, MS, RN.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New Mexico Hartman Publishing c 2014Edition: 3rd edDescription: xv, 460 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9781604250442
Other title:
  • Nursing assistant care : the basics
  • Hartman's nursing assistant care
  • Nursing assistant care
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • RT84 .H37 2014
Contents:
1. The Nursing Assistant in Long-term care -- 2. Foundations of resident care -- 3. Understanding residents -- 4. Body systems and related conditions -- 5. Confusion, dementia, and Alzheimer's Disease -- 6. Personal care skills -- 7. Basic nursing skills -- 8. Nutrition and hydration -- 9. Rehabilitation and restorative care -- 10. Caring for yourself -- Abbreviations -- Glossary -- Index.
Summary: The sixth edition of Hartman Publishing's briefest nursing assistant training textbook - just 10 chapters - contains essential information for working in long-term care. Information is explained in everyday language, with a focus on helping students pass the certification exam. Many new full-color photographs and illustrations reinforce the content. This textbook contains the following: Material organized by body system - this includes each systems structure and function, normal changes of aging, how the nursing assistant can help with normal aging changes, observing and reporting, and common diseases and care guidelines; Issues relating to Residents' Rights and person-centered care emphasized throughout in special boxes; Up-to-date, comprehensive material about infection prevention, including care guidelines for COVID-19 in the long-term care setting New information about electronic documentation; Expanded and reorganized mental health disorder coverage, including new terminology and categories; Updated information about hypertension and a new skill for measuring blood pressure electronically; Comprehensive nutrition information, including MyPlate material, updated special diets section, feeding techniques, and information from the International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI) on thickened liquids and texture modified foods; Current information about legal issues, such as HIPAA and advance directives; Many new website resources throughout and a comprehensive community resources box; Significant testing section for instructors, including 10 chapters exams, 2 final exams, a critical thinking exam, a practice exam for the certification test, and a new, general comprehensive exam; A table of procedures, common abbreviations list, and a glossary. --
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books KMTC:MAKUENI MBUVO ANNEX General Stacks RT84 .H37 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available MBV/117
Books Books KMTC:MATHARI CAMPUS RT84 .H37 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available MAT/2310
Books Books KMTC:SHIANDA - MUMIAS CAMPUS General Stacks RT84 .H37 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 887/SHIA
Books Books KMTC:SHIANDA - MUMIAS CAMPUS General Stacks RT84 .H37 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 886/SHIA

Includes bibliographic index.

1. The Nursing Assistant in Long-term care -- 2. Foundations of resident care -- 3. Understanding residents -- 4. Body systems and related conditions -- 5. Confusion, dementia, and Alzheimer's Disease -- 6. Personal care skills -- 7. Basic nursing skills -- 8. Nutrition and hydration -- 9. Rehabilitation and restorative care -- 10. Caring for yourself -- Abbreviations -- Glossary -- Index.

The sixth edition of Hartman Publishing's briefest nursing assistant training textbook - just 10 chapters - contains essential information for working in long-term care. Information is explained in everyday language, with a focus on helping students pass the certification exam. Many new full-color photographs and illustrations reinforce the content. This textbook contains the following: Material organized by body system - this includes each systems structure and function, normal changes of aging, how the nursing assistant can help with normal aging changes, observing and reporting, and common diseases and care guidelines; Issues relating to Residents' Rights and person-centered care emphasized throughout in special boxes; Up-to-date, comprehensive material about infection prevention, including care guidelines for COVID-19 in the long-term care setting New information about electronic documentation; Expanded and reorganized mental health disorder coverage, including new terminology and categories; Updated information about hypertension and a new skill for measuring blood pressure electronically; Comprehensive nutrition information, including MyPlate material, updated special diets section, feeding techniques, and information from the International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI) on thickened liquids and texture modified foods; Current information about legal issues, such as HIPAA and advance directives; Many new website resources throughout and a comprehensive community resources box; Significant testing section for instructors, including 10 chapters exams, 2 final exams, a critical thinking exam, a practice exam for the certification test, and a new, general comprehensive exam; A table of procedures, common abbreviations list, and a glossary. --

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