Mosby's Essentials for Nursing Assistants, 5e - Softcover

Sorrentino PhD RN, Sheila A.; Remmert MS RN, Leighann

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0323113176 ISBN 13: 9780323113175

Publisher: Mosby, 2014

Synopsis

Ideal for shorter, more focused courses, this concise text provides coverage of the concepts and skills that are essential for becoming a nursing assistant. It clearly and logically presents the responsibilities of the nursing assistant in a readable, highly visual format that appeals to learners of all levels.Delegation Guidelines identify the nursing assistant's specific responsibilities in accepting commonly delegated tasks.Promoting Safety and Comfort boxes highlight important considerations for providing safe and effective care while promoting patient comfort.Procedures boxes are divided into step-by-step format with instructions for performing each skill, including Quality of Life courtesies, Pre-procedure, Procedure, and Post-Procedure sections to make learning critical skills easier.Focus on PRIDE boxes highlight personal and professional responsibility, rights and respect, independence and social interaction, delegation and teamwork, and ethics and laws, encouraging you to promote pride in the person, family, and yourself.Quality of Life reminders in the procedure boxes reinforce the simple courtesies that should be afforded to all patients, demonstrating how to show respect for the patient as a person.NNAAP in the Procedure Title Bar alerts you to skills that are part of the National Nurse Aide Assessment Program.Concise coverage of nursing assistant content that's ideal and easy to use in classes with shorter hour requirements.Detailed illustrations offer step-by-step visual guidelines for performing key procedures.NEW! Focus on Surveys boxes with common survey questions emphasize the nursing assistant's role in providing safe and effective care.NEW! Focus on Practice boxes at the end of each chapter present short case scenarios with questions so you can consider practical applications for providing patient care.NEW! The Person's Rights chapter highlights the importance of understanding and protecting a patient's rights. NEW! Pressure Ulcers chapter famil

About this edition

• Publisher: Mosby
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0323113176
• ISBN 13: 9780323113175
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 552