Introduction to health care agencies -- The person's rights -- The nursing assistant -- Delegation -- Ethics and laws -- Student and work ethics -- Communicating with the health team -- Assisting with the nursing process -- Understanding the person -- Body structure and function -- Growth and development -- Care of the older person -- Safety -- Fall prevention -- Restraint alternatives and safe restraint use -- Preventing infection -- Body mechanics -- Safely moving the person -- Safely transferring the person -- The person's unit -- Bedmaking -- Personal hygiene -- Grooming -- Urinary elimination -- Urinary catheters -- Bowel elimination -- Nutrition and fluids -- Nutritional support and IV therapy -- Measuring vital signs -- Exercise and activity -- Comfort, rest, and sleep -- Admissions, transfers, and discharges -- Assisting with the physical examination -- Collecting and testing specimens -- The person having surgery -- Wound care -- Pressure ulcers -- Heat and cold applications -- Oxygen needs -- Respiratory support and therapies -- Rehabilitation and restorative nursing care -- Hearing, speech, and vision problems -- Cancer, immune system, and skin disorders -- Nervous system and musculo-skeletal disorders -- Cardiovascular, respiratory, and lymphatic disorders -- Digestive and endocrine disorders -- Urinary and reproductive disorders -- Mental health disorders -- Confusion and dementia -- Intelllectual and developmental disabilities -- Sexuality -- Caring for mothers and babies -- Assisted living -- Basic emergency care -- End-of-life care -- Getting a job.
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