Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care: Long-Term Care and Home Health. This item is unavailable.Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care: Long-Term Care and Home Health

Hartman Publishing's most comprehensive nursing assistant training textbook includes information about long-term care, as well as home health care, and some material about subacute and acute care. This newly updated edition contains the following:

- In-depth information on resident and client rights and special boxes throughout that teach ways to promote independence and prevent abuse and neglect
- New information on person-centered care, which is emphasized throughout the textbook
- Up-to-date, comprehensive material on infection prevention
- Many new photos and more website resources
- Material on anatomy and physiology with an emphasis on normal changes of aging and observing and reporting
- Updated nutrition information on MyPlate, special diets, and feeding techniques
- Current information on legal issues, such as HIPAA, the Patient Self-Determination Act, the Elder Justice Act, and advance directives and related medical orders
- 7 chapters focusing on home health care, including information on medications, safety, infection prevention, mothers and newborns, and meal planning and preparation
- 1 chapter containing subacute and acute care information, including preoperative and postoperative care, as well as mechanical ventilation, chest tubes, and artificial airways
- Chapter-ending material which develops critical thinking, as well as tests the chapter
- Significantly expanded testing section available to instructors, including 62 chapters exams (two sets of exams for each chapter), two final exams, and a critical thinking exam, along with a practice exam for students taking the certification test
- A table of procedures, common abbreviations list, a special appendix with a math review, and a glossary