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Lippincott's Textbook for nursing assistants :

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1605476358 (alk. paper)

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9781605476353 (alk. paper)

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b516527

Title Proper

Lippincott's Textbook for nursing assistants :

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Other Title Information

a humanistic approach to caregiving /

First Statement of Responsibility

Pamela J. Carter

Edition Statement

3rd ed

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Philadelphia :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

c2012

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xxxiii, 862 p. :

Other Physical Details

ill. ;

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28 cm. +

Accompanying Material

1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

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Unit 1: Introduction To Health Care -- Chapter 1: Health care system -- Health care delivery, past and present -- Health care organizations -- Types of health care organizations -- Structure of health care organizations -- Oversight of a the health care system -- Ensuring quality health care -- Protecting health care workers -- Paying for health care -- Private and group insurance -- Medicare -- Medicaid -- Chapter 2: Nursing assistant -- Nursing, past and present -- Education of the nursing assistant -- OBRA requirements for certification -- Responsibilities of the nursing assistant -- Nursing team -- Delegation -- Chapter 3: Professionalism and job-seeking skills -- What is a professional? -- What is a work ethic? -- Punctuality -- Reliability -- Accountability -- Conscientiousness -- Courtesy and respectfulness -- Honesty -- Cooperativeness -- Empathy -- Desire to learn -- Personal health and hygiene -- Maintaining your physical health -- Maintaining your emotional health -- Personal hygiene and appearance -- Job-seeking skills -- Defining the ideal job -- Finding job openings -- Preparing resumes, cover letters, and reference lists -- Submitting applications -- Going on interviews -- Leaving a job -- Chapter 4: Legal and ethical issues -- Patients' and residents' rights -- Patients' rights -- Residents' rights -- Advance directives -- Laws: a way of preserving patients' and residents' rights -- Violations of civil law -- Violations of criminal law-abuse -- Ethics: guidelines for behavior -- Professional ethics -- Personal ethics -- Chapter 5: Communication skills -- What is communication? -- Communicating effectively -- Tactics that enhance communication -- Blocks to effective communication -- Conflict resolution -- Telephone communication -- Communication among members of the health care team -- Reporting -- Recording -- Nursing process -- Chapter 6: Those we care for -- Patients, residents, and clients -- Growth and development -- Infancy (birth to 1 year) -- Toddlerhood (1 to 3 years) -- Preschool (3 to 5 years) -- School-age (5 to 12 years) -- Adolescence (12 to 20 years) -- Young adulthood (20 to 40 years) -- Middle adulthood (40 to 65 years) -- Later adulthood (65 to 75 years) -- Older adulthood (75 years and beyond) -- Basic human needs -- Maslow's hierarchy of human needs -- Human sexuality and intimacy -- Culture and religion -- Quality of life -- Person's family -- Unit 2: Safety -- Chapter 7: Communicable disease and infection control -- What is a microbe? -- Bacteria -- Viruses -- Fungi -- Parasites -- Defenses against communicable disease -- Immune system -- Antibiotics -- Communicable disease and the chain of infection -- Infection control in the health care setting -- Medical asepsis -- Surgical asepsis -- Barrier methods -- Isolation precautions -- Standard precautions -- Transmission-based precautions -- Procedure 7-1: Handwashing (hand hygiene) -- Procedure 7-2: Removing gloves -- Procedure 7-3: Putting on a gown -- Procedure 7-4: Removing a gown -- Procedure 7-5: Putting on and removing a mask -- Procedure 7-6: Removing more than one article of personal protective equipment (PPE) -- Procedure 7-7: Double-bagging (two assistants) -- Chapter 8: Bloodborne and airborne pathogens -- Bloodborne diseases -- Bloodborne transmission -- Hepatitis and HIV/AIDS -- Protecting yourself from bloodborne diseases -- Airborne diseases -- Airborne transmittal -- Tuberculosis (TB) -- Protecting yourself from airborne diseases -- Chapter 9: Workplace safety -- Protecting your body -- Ergonomics -- ABCs of good body mechanics -- Lifting and back safety -- Following procedures -- Preventing falls -- Preventing chemical injuries -- Preventing electrical shocks -- Fire safety -- Preventing fires -- Reacting to a fire emergency -- Disaster preparedness -- Workplace violence -- Chapter 10: Patient safety and restraint alternatives -- Accidents and incidents -- Risk factors -- Avoiding accidents -- Reporting accidents and incidents -- Restraints -- Use of restraints -- Complications associated with restraint use -- Restraint alternatives -- Applying restraints -- Procedure 10-1: Applying a vest restraint -- Procedure 10-2: Applying wrist or ankle restraints -- Procedure 10-3: Applying lap or waist (belt) restraints -- Chapter 11: Positioning lifting, and transferring patients and residents -- Positioning patients and residents -- Basic positions -- Repositioning a person -- Transferring patients and residents -- Transferring a person to and from a wheelchair or chair -- Transferring a person to and from a stretcher -- Transferring a person using a mechanical lift -- Assisting a person with walking (ambulating) -- Procedure 11-1: Moving a person to the side of the bed (one assistant) -- Procedure 11-2: Moving a person to the side of the bed (two assistants) -- Procedure 11-3: Moving a person up in bed (one assistant) -- Procedure 11-4: Moving a person up in bed (two assistants) -- Procedure 11-5: Raising a person's head and shoulders -- Procedure 11-6: Turning a person onto his or her side -- Procedure 11-7: Logrolling a person (two assistants) -- Procedure 11-8: Applying a transfer (gait) belt -- Procedure 11-9: Transferring a person from a bed to a wheelchair (one assistant) -- Procedure 11-10: Transferring a person from a bed to a wheel (two assistants) -- Procedure 11-11: Transferring a person from a wheelchair to a bed -- Procedure 11-12: Transferring a person from a bed to a stretcher (four assistants) -- Procedure 11-13: Transferring a person from a stretcher to a bed (four assistants) -- Procedure 11-14: Transferring a person using a mechanical lift (two assistants) -- Procedure 11-15: Assisting a person with sitting on the edge of the bed ("dangling") -- Procedure 11-16: Assisting a person with walking (ambulating) -- Chapter 12: Basic first aid and emergency care -- Responding to an emergency -- Basic life support (BLS) measures -- Emergency situations -- Heart attacks and strokes -- Fainting (syncope) -- Seizures -- Hemorrhage -- Shock -- Airway obstructions (chocking) -- Chain of survival -- Procedure 12-1: Performing abdominal trusts in conscious adults and children older that 1 year -- Procedure 12-2: Relieving a foreign-body airway obstruction in unconscious adults and children older than 1 year -- Procedure 12-3: Performing chest thrust in conscious adults and children older than 1 year -- Procedure 12-4: Clearing the airway in conscious infant -- Procedure 12-5: Clearing the airway in an unconscious infant --

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Unit 3: Basic Patient And Resident Care -- Chapter 13: Patient or resident environment -- Patient or resident unit -- Hospitals -- Long-term care facilities -- Staff work areas -- Assisted-living facilities -- Home health care -- Ensuring comfort -- Cleanliness -- Odor control -- Ventilation -- Room temperature -- Lighting -- Noise control -- Furniture and equipment -- Beds -- Chairs -- Over-bed tables -- Storage units -- Call light and intercom systems -- Privacy curtains and room dividers -- Other equipment -- Personal items -- Chapter 14: Admissions, transfers, and discharges -- Admissions -- Admissions process -- Tactics for making anew patient or resident feel welcome -- Transfers -- Discharges -- Chapter 15: Bedmaking -- Linens and other supplies for bedmaking -- Linens -- Other bedmaking supplies -- Handling of linens -- Standard bedmaking techniques -- Closed (unoccupied) beds -- Occupied beds -- Procedure 15-1: Making an unoccupied (closed) bed -- Procedure 15-2: Making an occupied bed -- Chapter 16: Vital signs, height and weight -- What do vital signs tell us? -- Measuring and recording vital signs -- Body temperature -- Factors affecting the body temperature -- Measuring the body temperature -- Normal and abnormal findings -- Pulse -- Factors affecting the pulse -- Measuring the pulse -- Normal and abnormal findings -- Respiration -- Factors affecting respiration -- Measuring respiration -- Normal and abnormal findings -- Blood pressure -- Factors affecting blood pressure -- Measuring blood pressure -- Normal and abnormal findings -- Height and weight -- Measuring height and weight -- Measuring vital signs in children -- Procedure 16-1: Measuring an oral temperature (glass or electronic thermometer) -- Procedure 16-2: Measuring a rectal temperature (glass or electronic thermometer) -- Procedure 16-3: Measuring an axillary temperature (glass or electronic thermometer) -- Procedure 16-4: Measuring a tympanic temperature (tympanic thermometer) -- Procedure 16-5: Taking a radial pulse -- Procedure 16-6: Taking an apical pulse -- Procedure 16-7: Counting respirations -- Procedure 16-8: Measuring blood pressure -- Procedure 16-9: Measuring height and weight using an upright scale -- Procedure 16-10: Measuring weight using a chair scale -- Procedure 16-11: Measuring height and weight using a tape measure and a sling scale -- Chapter 17: Comfort and rest -- Physical and emotional benefits of rest and sleep -- Normal sleep -- Factors that can affect sleep -- Nursing assistant's role in promoting rest and sleep -- Pain -- How people respond to pain -- Recognizing and reporting pain -- Treatments for pain -- Nursing assistant's role in managing pain -- Procedure 17-1: Giving a dry heat application with an aquamatic pad -- Procedure 17-2: Giving a moist cold application -- Procedure 17-3: Giving a dry cold application -- Chapter 18: Cleanliness and hygiene -- Benefits of personal hygiene -- Scheduling of routine care -- Assisting with oral care -- Providing oral care for a person with natural teeth -- Providing oral care for a person with dentures -- Providing oral care for an unconscious person -- Assisting with perineal care -- Providing perineal care for female patients and residents -- Providing perineal care for male patients and residents -- Assisting with skin care -- Bathing -- Massage -- Procedure 18-1: Brushing and flossing the teeth -- Procedure 18-2: Providing oral care for a person with dentures -- Procedure 18-3: Providing oral care for an unconscious person -- Procedure 18-4: Providing female perineal care -- Procedure 18-5: Providing male perineal care -- Procedure 18-6: Assisting with a tub bath or shower -- Procedure 18-7: Giving a complete bed bath -- Procedure 18-8: Giving a partial bed bath -- Procedure 18-9: Giving a back massage -- Chapter 19: Grooming -- Assisting with hand and foot care -- Care of the hands -- Care of the feet -- Assisting with dressing and undressing -- Assisting with hair care -- Shampooing the hair -- Styling the hair -- Preventing tangles -- Assisting with shaving -- Assisting men -- Assisting women -- Assisting with the application of make-up -- Procedure 19-1: Assisting with hand care -- Procedure 19-2: Assisting with foot care -- Procedure 19-3: Assisting a person with dressing -- Procedure 19-4: Changing a hospital gown -- Procedure 19-5: Shampooing a person's hair in bed -- Procedure 19-6: Combing a person's hair -- Procedure 19-7: Shaving a person's face -- Chapter 20: Basic nutrition -- Food and how our bodies us it -- Types of nutrients -- Balanced diet -- Factors that affect food choices and eating habits -- Special diets -- Meal time -- Preparing for meal time -- Assisting the person to eat -- Feeding dependent patients and residents -- Measuring and recording food intake -- Other ways of providing fluids and nutrition -- Intravenous (IV) therapy -- Enteral nutrition -- Total parenteral nutrition (TPN, hyperalimentation) -- Fluids and hydration -- Fluid balance -- Offering fluids -- Measuring and recording intake an output -- Procedure 20-1: Feeding a dependent person -- Chapter 21: Assisting with urinary and bowel elimination -- Assisting with elimination -- Elimination equipment -- Promoting normal elimination -- Obtaining urine and stool specimens -- Urinary elimination -- Measuring urine output -- Urinary catheterization -- Urinary incontinence -- Bowel elimination -- Problems with bowel elimination -- Enemas -- Rectal suppositories -- Caring for a person with an ostomy -- Procedure 21-1: Assisting a person with using a bedpan -- Procedure 21-2: Assisting a man with using a urinal -- Procedure 21-3: Collecting a routine urine specimen -- Procedure 21-4: Collecting a midstream(clean catch) urine specimen -- Procedure 21-5: Collecting a stool specimen -- Procedure 21-6: Providing catheter care -- Procedure 21-7: Emptying a urine drainage bag -- Procedure 21-8: Administering a soapsuds enema -- Procedure 21-9: Providing routine ostomy care -- Unit 4: Death And Dying -- Chapter 22: Caring for people who are terminally ill -- Stages of grief -- Wills -- Dying with dignity -- Advance directives -- Hospice care -- Effects of caring for the terminally ill on the caregiver -- Chapter 23: Caring for people who are dying -- Caring for a dying person -- Meeting the dying person's physical needs -- Meeting the dying person's emotional needs -- Care of the family -- Postmortem care -- Procedure 23-1: Providing postmortem care --

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Unit 5: Structure And Function Of The Human Body -- Chapter 24: Basic body structure and function -- How is the body organized? -- Cells -- Tissues -- Organs -- Organ systems -- Health and disease -- Categories of disease -- Risk factors for disease -- Chapter 25: Integumentary system -- Structure of the integumentary system -- Skin -- Accessory structures (appendages) -- Function of the integumenary system -- Protection -- Maintenance of fluid balance -- Regulation of body temperature -- Sensation -- Vitamin D production -- Elimination and absorption -- Effects of aging on the integumentary system -- Changes in physical appearance -- Fragile, dry skin -- Thickening of the nails -- Less efficient temperature regulation -- Disorders of the integumentary system -- Pressure ulcers -- Wounds -- Burns -- Lesions -- Procedure: 25-1: Assisting the nurse with a dressing change -- Chapter 26: Musculoskeletal system -- Structure of the musculoskeletal system -- Skeletal system -- Muscular system -- Function of the musculoskeletal system -- Protection -- Support -- Movement -- Heat production -- Calcium storage -- Production of blood cells -- Effects of aging on the musculoskeletal system -- Loss of bone tissue -- Loss of muscle mass -- Wear and tear on the joints -- Disorders of the musculoskeletal system -- Osteoporosis -- Arthritis -- Muscular dystrophy -- Fractures -- Amputations -- General care measures -- Range-of-motion exercises -- Procedure 26-1: Assisting a person with passive range-of-motion exercises -- Chapter 27: Respiratory system -- Structure of the respiratory system -- Airway -- Lungs -- Function of the respiratory system -- Ventilation -- Gas exchange -- Effects of aging on the respiratory system -- Less efficient ventilation -- Increased risk of respiratory infections -- Disorders of the respiratory system -- Infections -- Asthma -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) -- Cancer -- Pneumothorax and hemothorax -- Respiratory therapy -- Oxygen therapy -- Mechanical ventilation -- Suctioning -- General care measures -- Observation -- Promoting comfort -- Chapter 28: Cardiovascular system -- Structure of the cardiovascular system -- Blood -- Blood vessels -- Lymphatic system -- Heart -- Function of the cardiovascular system -- Transport -- Regulation -- Protection -- Effects of aging on the cardiovascular system -- Less efficient contraction -- Decreased elasticity of the arteries and veins -- Decreased numbers of blood cells -- Disorders of the cardiovascular system -- Disorders of the blood -- Disorders of the blood vessels -- Disorders of the heart -- Diagnosis of cardiovascular disorders -- Chapter 29: Nervous system -- Structure of the nervous system -- Central nervous system -- Peripheral nervous system -- Function of the nervous system -- Regulation of the internal environment -- Interaction with the external environment -- Effects of aging on the nervous system -- Slowed conduction times -- Memory changes -- Disorders of the nervous system -- Transient Ischemic Attacks (TIAs) -- Stroke -- Parkinson's disease -- Epilepsy -- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) -- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, LOU Gehrig's Disease) -- Head injuries -- Coma and persistent vegetative state -- Spinal cord injuries -- Diagnosis of neurologic disorders -- Chapter 30: Sensory system -- Structure of the sensory system -- General sense -- Touch -- Position -- Pain -- Taste and smell -- Sight -- Structure of the eye -- Function of the eye -- Effects of aging on the eye -- Disorders of the eye -- Caring for eyeglasses, contact lenses, and prosthetic eyes -- Hearing and balance -- Structure of the ear -- Function of the ear -- Effects of aging on the ear -- Disorders of the ear -- Procedure 30-1: Assisting a person with an in-the-ear hearing aid -- Chapter 31: Endocrine system -- Structure of the endocrine system -- Function of the endocrine system -- Pituitary gland -- Pineal gland -- Thyroid gland -- Parathyroid glands -- Thymus gland -- Adrenal glands -- Pancreas -- Sex glands -- Effects of aging on the endocrine system -- Disorders of the endocrine system -- Pituitary gland disorders -- Thyroid gland disorders -- Adrenal gland disorders -- Diabetes mellitus -- Chapter 32: Digestive system -- Structure of the digestive system -- Digestive tract -- Accessory organs -- Function of the digestive system -- Digestion -- Absorption -- Excretion -- Effects of aging on the digestive system -- Less efficient chewing and swallowing -- Less efficient digestion -- Increased risk for constipation -- Disorders of the digestive system -- Ulcers -- Hernias -- Gallbladder disorders -- Cancer -- Diagnosis of digestive disorders -- Chapter 33: Urinary system -- Structure of the urinary system -- Kidneys -- Ureters -- Bladder -- Urethra -- Function of the urinary system -- Removal of liquid wastes -- Maintenance of homeostasis -- Effects of aging on the urinary system -- Disorders of the urinary system -- Infections -- Neurogenic bladder -- Kidney stones (renal calculi) -- Kidney (rental) failure -- Tumors -- Diagnosis of urinary disorders -- Chapter 34: Reproductive system -- Female reproductive system -- Structure of the female reproductive system -- Function of the female reproductive system -- Effects of aging on the female reproductive system -- Disorders of the female reproductive system -- Common diagnostic procedures -- Common surgical procedures -- Male reproductive system -- Structure of the male reproductive system -- Function of the male reproductive system -- Effects of aging on the male reproductive system -- Disorders of the male reproductive system -- Common diagnostic procedures -- Sexually transmitted infections -- Types of sexually transmitted infections -- Prevention of sexually transmitted infections --

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Unit 6: Special Care Concerns -- Chapter 35: Caring for people with rehabilitation needs -- Rehabilitation and restorative care -- Settings for rehabilitation -- Phases of rehabilitation -- Rehabilitation team -- Types of rehabilitation -- Physical rehabilitation -- Emotional rehabilitation -- Vocational rehabilitation -- Factors affecting the rehabilitation effort -- Nursing assistant's role in rehabilitation and restorative care -- Specific rehabilitation measures -- Integumentary system -- Musculokeletal system -- Cardiovascular system -- Nervous system -- Endocrine system -- Digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems -- Chapter 36: Caring for people with developmental disabilities -- What is a developmental disability? -- Special needs of people with developmental disabilities -- Special education -- Protection of rights -- Emotional and social needs -- Types of developmental disabilities -- Mental retardation -- Down syndrome -- Autism -- Cerebral palsy -- Fragile X syndrome -- Fetal alcohol syndrome -- Spina bifida -- Hydrocephalus -- Caring for a person with a developmental disability -- Communicating with a person with a developmental disability -- Meeting the physical needs of a person with a developmental disability -- Chapter 37: Caring for with mental illness -- Mental illness -- Coping mechanisms -- Defense mechanisms -- Causes and treatment of mental illness -- Types of mental illness -- Anxiety disorders -- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) -- Depression -- Bipolar disorder (manic depression) -- Schizophrenia -- Substance abuse disorders and addiction -- Eating disorders -- Caring for a person with mental illness -- Listening and observing -- Assisting with activities of daily living (ADLs) -- Chapter 38: Caring for people with dementia -- What is Dementia? -- Causes of dementia -- Alzheimer's disease -- Vascular dementia -- Lewy body dementia -- Frontotemporal dementia -- Behaviors associated with dementia -- Types of behaviors -- Managing difficult behaviors -- Caring for a person with dementia -- Meeting the physical needs of a person with dementia -- Meeting the emotional needs of a person with dementia -- Caring for the person with late-stage dementia -- Effects on the caregiver of caring for the person with dementia -- Chapter 39: Caring for people with cancer -- What is cancer? -- Types of cancer -- Causes of cancer -- Detection of caner -- Warning signs of cancer -- Routine physical examinations and screening tests -- Treatment of cancer -- Caring for a person with cancer -- Meeting the physical needs of a person with cancer -- Meeting the emotional needs of a person with cancer -- Chapter 40: Caring for people with HIV/AIDS -- What is Aids? -- Who is at risk for HIV/AIDS? -- Global health crisis -- Protection of rights -- Caring for a person with AIDS -- Meeting the physical needs of a person with AIDS -- Meeting the emotional needs of a person with AIDS -- Unit 7: Acute Care -- Chapter 41: Caring for surgical patients -- Care of the pre-operative patient -- Emotional preparation -- Physical preparation -- Care of the post-operative patient -- Preventing complications -- Assisting with positioning -- Assisting with nutrition -- Assisting with elimination -- Assisting with hygiene -- Assisting with walking (ambulation) -- Procedure 41-1: Applying anti-embolism (TED) stockings -- Chapter 42: Caring for mother and newborns -- Antepartum (prenatal) period -- Physical changes in pregnancy -- Routine prenatal care -- Complications during pregnancy -- Meeting the pregnant woman's physical needs -- Meeting the pregnant woman's emotional needs -- Labor and delivery -- Labor -- Delivery -- Immediately following delivery -- Postpartum period -- Care of the mother -- Care of the baby -- Chapter 43: Caring for pediatric patients -- Caring for infants -- Meeting the infant's physical needs -- Meeting the infant's emotional needs -- Meeting the infant's need for safety -- Caring for toddlers -- Meeting the toddler's physical needs -- Meeting the toddler's emotional needs -- Meeting the toddler's need for safety -- Caring for preschoolers -- Meeting the preschooler's physical needs -- Meeting the preschooler's emotional needs -- Meeting the preschooler's needs for safety -- Caring for school-age children -- Meeting the school-age child's physical needs -- Meeting the school-age child's emotional needs -- Meeting the school-age child's need for safety -- Caring for adolescents -- Meeting the adolescent's physical needs -- Meeting the adolescent's emotional needs -- Meeting the adolescent's need for safety -- Child abuse -- Forms of abuse -- Risk factors for child abuse -- Role of the nursing assistant in reporting abuse -- Unit 8: Home Health Care -- Chapter 44: Introduction to home health care -- What is home health care? -- Paying for home health care -- Health care team -- Responsibilities of the home health aide -- Personal care -- Homemaking -- Qualities of the successful home health aide -- Ability to work independently -- Ability to be organized and manage time -- Reliability -- Ability to set professional boundaries -- Chapter 45: Safety and infection control in the home health care setting -- Workplace safety -- Accidents and medical emergencies -- Abusive situations -- Infection control -- Maintaining a sanitary environment -- Using standard precautions -- Personal safety -- Appendix A: Answers to the what did you learn? exercises -- Appendix B: Introduction to the language of health care -- Medical terminology -- Anatomical terms -- Directional terms -- Terms used to describe body cavities -- Terms used to describe the abdominal area -- Abbreviations -- Glossary -- Index

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Product Description: This textbook for nursing assistants will prepare students not only to function in the traditional nursing assistant role in nursing homes, hospitals, and home health, but also will prepare students to advance their careers. A nursing assistant student who uses this text will have a firm foundation by which to transition to an LPN and ultimately an RN role. The text offers a compelling art program, a direct, conversational writing style, and an emphasis on professionalism and humanism. A back-of-book CD-ROM includes an audio glossary

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Textbook for nursing assistants

Nurses' Aides

Nursing Care

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Carter, Pamela J

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