Beschreibung:
Vignettes that put students in real-life situations are among theways that Glencoe Nursing Assistant Fundamentals takes stu-dentsbeyond the confines of textbook learning to prepare themfor the rigors and rewards of careers as nursing assistants. Com-biningtechnical instruction and concepts in patient-centered care, this new text focuses on both the technical skills and the humanrelations skills required of a nursing assistant.
Table of Contents:
Part 1: THE NURSING ASSISTANT AND THE HEALTH CARE WORK PLACE. Chapter 1: The Nursing Assistant Chapter 2: Workplaces in the Health Care Industry Chapter 3: Legal Rights, Ethics, and Communication Chapter 4: The Patient Chapter 5: Human Growth and Development Chapter 6: Safety Chapter 7: Emergency Care Chapter 8: Getting a Job as a Nursing Assistant. Part 2: THE HUMAN BODY. Chapter 9: Health and the Human Body. Chapter 10: Anatomy and Physiology Chapter 11: Standard Precautions: Infection, Disease, and Disability. Part 3: THE LANGUAGE OF HEALTH CARE. Chapter 12: Medical Terminology. Chapter 13: Communication in the Facility Observing, Charting, and Reporting. Part 4: PATIENT CARE. Chapter 14: Care of the Residents Room. Chapter 15: Admission, Transfer and Discharge. Chapter 16: Body Mechanics. Chapter 17: Patient Rehabilitation. Chapter 18: Personal Care in a Long-Term Care Facility Chapter 19: Assisting the Elderly in Long-Term Care Chapter 20: . Vital Signs and Measurements. Chapter 21: Nutrition. Chapter 22: Elimination and Sample Collection. Chapter 23: Caring for Patients with Chronic Illnesses. Chapter 24: Caring for the Surgical Patient. Chapter 25: Patient Examinations and Therapies. Part 5: HOME AND SPECIAL CARE. Chapter 26 Home Health Care. Chapter 27 Understanding Mental Health Chapter 28: Caring for the Newborn. Chapter 29 Caring for the Postpartum Patient. Chapter 30: Caring for the Terminally Illnesses. Chapter 31 Death and Postmortem Care.