University of Cebu-Banilad Library

Includes glossary and index.

Section 1 Introduction to nursing assisting -- Chapter 1 Community health care -- Chapter 2 On the job: being a nursing assistant -- Chapter 3 Consumer rights and responsibilities in health care -- Chapter 4 Ethical and legal issues affecting the nursing assistant -- Section 2 Scientific principles -- Chapter 5 Medical terminology and body organizations -- Chapter 6 Classifications of disease -- Section 3 Basic human needs and communication -- Chapter 7 Communication skills -- Chapter 8 Observations, reporting, and documentation -- Chapter 9 Meeting basic human needs -- Chapter 10 Comfort, pain, rest, and sleep -- Chapter 11 Developing cultural sensitivity -- Section 4 Infection and infection control -- Chapter 12 Infection -- Chapter 13 Infection control -- Section 5 Safety and mobility -- Chapter 14 Environmental and nursing assistant safety -- Chapter 15 Patient safety and positioning -- Chapter 16 The patient's mobility: transfer skills -- Chapter 17 The patient's mobility: ambulation -- Section 6 Measuring and recording vital signs, height, and weight -- Chapter 18 Body temperature -- Chapter 19 Pulse and respiration -- Chapter 20 Blood pressure -- Chapter 21 Measuring height and weight -- Section 7 Patient care and comfort measures -- Chapter 22 Admission, transfer, ad discharge -- Chapter 23 Bedmaking -- Chapter 24 Patient bathing -- Chapter 25 General comfort measures -- Section 8 Principles of nutrition and fluid balance --Chapter 26 Nutritional needs and diet modifications -- Section 9 Special care procedures --Chapter 27 Warm and cold application -- Chapter 28 Assisting with the physical examination -- Chapter 29 The surgical patient -- Chapter 30 Caring for the emotionally stressed patient -- Chapter 31 Caring for the bariatric patient -- Chapter 32 Death and dying -- Section 10 Other health care settings -- Chapter 33 Providing care for special populations: elderly, chronically III, alzheimer disease, intellectual disabilities, and developmental disabilities -- Chapter 34 The organizations of home care: trends in health care -- Chapter 35 The nursing assistant in home care --Chapter 36 Subacute care -- Chapter 37 Alternative, complementary, and integrative approaches to patient care -- Section 11 Body systems, common disorders, and related care procedures -- Chapter 38 Integumentary system -- Chapter 39 Respiratory system -- Chapter 40 Circulatory (cardiovascular) system -- Chapter 41 Musculoskeletal system -- Chapter 42 Endocrine system -- Chapter 43 Nervous system -- Chapter 44 Gastrointestinal system -- Chapter 45 Urinary system -- Chapter 46 Reproductive system -- Section 12 Expanded role of the nursing assistant -- Chapter 47 Caring for the patient with cancer -- Chapter 48 Rehabilitation and restorative services -- Chapter 49 Obstetrical patients and neonates -- Chapter 50 Pediatric patients -- Section 13 Recognizing and responding to basic emergencies -- Chapter 51 Response to basic emergencies -- Section 14 Moving forward -- Chapter 52 Employment opportunities and career growth.

A longtime favorite among students, Acello/Hegner's NURSING ASSISTANT: A NURSING PROCESS APPROACH has prepared more nursing assistants for meaningful careers in acute care, long-term care and home health than any other text. Providing easy-to-understand explanations, the 12th Edition walks you step-by-step through more than 150 procedures, including key skills in patient handling and transfers, wound care, communication, safety and record keeping, as well as special care procedures for patients with medical devices, catheters and physical or mental impairments. Ensuring you have a solid foundation, it also explains essential background information on basic human anatomy, career planning and emerging health care trends. Vibrant color photos and illustrations bring chapter concepts to life, while numerous print and digital study tools help you maximize your course success.

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