Nursing Assistant: A Nursing Process Approach - Softcover

Hegner, Barbara R.; Caldwell, Esther; Needham, Joan Fritsch

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0827362234 ISBN 13: 9780827362239

Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning, 1994

Synopsis

The best-selling new edition provides the most comprehensive coverage of the theory and skills required for working as a nursing assistant in acute, long-term or home health care settings. Now includes bar codes for accessing procedures, changes in health care delivery as well as latest OSHA regulations.

About this title

About the Author

Barbara Acello has worked in long-term care for more than four decades. Currently a nurse consultant and educator, she owns a school for nursing assistants, where she helped to write and develop mandatory state curricula for nurse aides and EMTs. She has also written and contributed to dozens of textbooks, instructor guides, quick reference guides, and supplemental instructional materials for health care personnel. Formerly a practicing nurse, Ms. Acello was also a director of nursing and a long-term care facility consultant. Her interests and expertise include clinical geriatrics, resident safety, pain assessment and management, restraints, pressure ulcers, and infection control. She is particularly committed to improving working conditions, education, and professionalism for personnel in the long-term care industry.

Edition details

• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0827362234
• ISBN 13: 9780827362239
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 768