TY - BOOK AU - Carter,Pamela J. TI - Lippincott's essentials for nursing assistants: a humanistic approach to caregiving SN - 0781780403 [newsprint] PY - 2007/// CY - Philadephia PB - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins KW - Nurses' aides KW - Textbooks KW - Nurses' Aides KW - Nursing Care KW - methods N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents: The health care system -- The nursing assistant's job -- Professionalism and job-seeking skills -- Communication skills -- Those we care for -- The patient's or resident's environment -- Basic body structure and function -- Common disorders -- Rehabilitation and restorative care -- Infection control -- Workplace safety -- Patient and resident safety -- Basic first aid and emergency care -- Assisting with repositioning and transferring -- Assisting with exercise -- Bedmaking -- Measuring and recording vital signs, height, and weight -- Assisting with hygiene -- Preventing pressure ulcers and assisting with wound care -- Assisting with grooming -- Assisting with nutrition -- Assisting with urinary elimination -- Assisting with bowel elimination -- Assisting with comfort -- Caring for people who are dying -- Caring for people with dementia -- Caring for people with developmental disabilities -- Caring for people with cancer -- Caring for people with HIV/AIDS -- Caring for people who are having surgery UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0612/2006011925.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0712/2006011925-d.html ER -