PDF-(EBOOK)-Mosby\'s Textbook for Medication Assistants

Gain the knowledge and skills you need to give medication with this new easytoread textbook Thorough and complete this text covers all of the basic principles and techniques of medication administration It also provides an overview of common drugs their effects and side effects and key safety issues that include medication interactions common errors overthecounter medications and medication use in older adultsClear easytoread writing style makes it easy to understand what youve readAttractive fullcolor presentation keeps your interestHundreds of fullcolor drawings and photos illustrate key techniques and conceptsFocus on Communication boxes show you how to clearly communicate with patients and residents and avoid comments that might make them uncomfortableFocus on Older Persons boxes prepare you to address the special needs considerations and circumstances of older patientsPromoting Safety and Comfort boxes explain measures and cautions you can use to improve patient safety and comfortProcedures are divided into manageable segments with stepbystep instructions to follow for each skillDelegation Guidelines prepare you for the responsibilities of specific delegated tasksArithmetic Review in the Appendix reviews the basic math skills you need for calculating and checking medication dosagesUNIQUE Key Abbreviations and Acronyms at the beginning of each chapter familiarize you with commonly used abbreviationsKey Terms defined at the beginning of each chapter prepare you to better understand chapter contentChapter Review Questions at the end of each chapter help you evaluate your learningWorkbook available separately contains a wide variety of exercises and activities to enhance and evaluate your learning. . Preeti. . Malik. Structure and Function. Sensory system consists of receptors in specialized cells and organs that perceive changes in the internal and external environment. The stimuli cause nerve impulses that are sent to the brain for interpretation . Preventing and . Responding. DSN Kevin Dobi, MS, . APrn. Copyright © 2014 by Mosby, an imprint of Elsevier Inc.. C. hapter. 5. Medication errors. Institute of Medicine studies (1999, 2006). Adverse drug reactions. \"With step-by-step instructions for over 100 nursing assistant procedures, Mosby\'s Textbook for Nursing Assistants, 8th Edition makes it easy to master the skills you need to succeed as a nursing assistant. Known for its visual approach and comprehensive, easy-to-read coverage, this market-leading text emphasizes the importance of the patient or resident as a person, communication, safety, comfort, effective delegation, and teamwork and time management. This edition provides expanded content on the person\'s rights and pressure ulcers. The updated companion CD includes three new procedures, an updated audio glossary, and more. Written by respected educator Sheila Sorrentino and expert co-author Leighann Remmert, Mosby\'s Textbook for Nursing Assistants makes nurse assisting easy to learn.Complete coverage includes the knowledge and skills needed by the nursing assistant.A clear, readable writing style is supplemented with hundreds of full-color photographs and illustrations.Over 100 procedures are divided into pre-procedure, procedure, and post-procedure sections for easier learning.Skills on the NNAAP(R) exam are highlighted throughout and have been updated to match the 2012 test plan.
Delegation Guidelines
identify your specific responsibilities in accepting commonly delegated tasks.Teamwork and Time Management boxes indicate ways you can efficiently work with and help nursing team members.
Promoting Safety and Comfort
boxes detail measures and cautions for providing safe, effective patient care.
Caring About Culture
boxes help you learn about the beliefs and customs of other cultures so you can provide appropriate care.
Focus on Children and Older Persons
boxes provide age-specific information about the special needs, considerations, and circumstances of children and older persons.Focus on Long-Term Care and Home Care boxes highlight information vital to providing competent care in these settings.
Focus on Communication
boxes provide guidelines for what to say and ask when communicating with residents, visitors, and the nursing team.Key abbreviations are included at the beginning of each chapter, with a comprehensive glossary at the back of the book.Key terms introduce chapter content with the important words and phrases.
Chapter Review Questions
are useful in guiding your study, reviewing what you have learned, and studying for a test or the competency evaluation.
CD icons
indicate skills included on the companion CD.Video clip icons indicate skills for which video clips are included on the free Evolve companion website.Video icons indicate skills included in the Mosby\'s Nursing Assistant Video Skills 3.0 DVDs (sold separately).The Workbook and Competency Evaluation Review corresponds to chapters in the text and encourages learning with a wide variety of exercises and activities that challenge you to remember what you\'ve learned. It also includes over 100 checklists, one for each procedure in the textbook. The Competency Evaluation Review includes content review, skills evaluation review, and two practice exams. Sold separately.NEW!
The Person\'s Rights
and Pressure Ulcers chapters provides expanded information on these key areas.NEW
Focus on PRIDE
boxes highlight personal and professional responsibility, rights and respect, independence and social interaction, delegation and teamwork, and ethics and laws to help you promote pride in the person, family, and yourself.Two laminated, pocket-sized cards include information on normal vital signs, common measurement conversions, positioning, the 24-hour clock, and abdominal and lateral regions.Updated companion CD contains interactive procedures, including three new procedures, learning exercises, an updated audio glossary, and a new Spanish audio glossary with phrases and terms. An updated A&P review, Body Spectrum, is available on the CD and on the Evolve companion website.\" Now in its Second Edition, this textbook prepares students to work as nursing assistants in long-term care, acute care, and home health care settings, and provides a firm foundation for advancement to an LPN and ultimately an RN role. The book is written in a direct, conversational writing style with an emphasis on professionalism and humanism. This edition is significantly updated and has new photographs and illustrations. A front-of-book CD-ROM includes an audio glossary. An audiobook version of the entire text in MP3 format is available as a separate purchase. A student-edition DVD, containing selected procedures from Lippincott\'s Video Series for Nursing Assistants, is also available as a separate purchase. This comprehensive full-color student workbook contains worksheets for each chapter of Lippincott\'s Textbook for Nursing Assistants, Second Edition. The worksheets are fully integrated with the text and offer exercises, questions, and learning activities for students. Master the essential skills of today s nursing assistant! Mosby\'s Textbook for Nursing Assistants, 9th Edition prepares you to work in long-term care, acute care, and subacute care settings. Known for its comprehensive coverage and an easy-to-read, visual approach, this book includes step-by-step instructions for over 100 nursing assistant procedures. New to this edition is a practice scenario in each chapter to help you develop problem solving and critical thinking skills, as well as Focus on Math boxes that highlight common calculations done on the job. Written by well-known educator Sheila Sorrentino and expert co-author Leighann Remmert, this market-leading text emphasizes the importance of teamwork and communication - two elements critical to being an effective nursing assistant.Complete coverage includes the knowledge and skills needed by the nursing assistant.Guidelines to over 100 procedures are divided into pre-procedure, procedure, and post-procedure sections for easier learning.A clear, readable writing style is supplemented with more than 1,000 full-color photographs and illustrations.Key terms and abbreviations are included at the beginning of each chapter, with a comprehensive glossary at the back of the book. Review questions in each chapter are useful in guiding your study, reviewing what you have learned, and preparing for a test or the competency evaluation.Video icons indicate skills for which video is provided on the free Evolve companion website or in Mosby s Nursing Assistant Video Skills 4.0 (sold separately).Summary boxes highlight key aspects of patient care including safety and comfort, long-term care, home care, personal pride, the needs of children and older persons, cultural considerations, communication guidelines, delegated tasks, teamwork, and time management.Focus on PRIDE boxes highlight personal and professional responsibility, rights and respect, delegation and teamwork, and ethics and laws to help you promote pride in the person, the family, and yourself.The Workbook and Competency Evaluation Review corresponds to chapters in the text and encourages learning with a wide variety of exercises. It also includes over 100 checklists, one for every procedure in the textbook. The Competency Evaluation Review includes a content review, skills evaluation review, and two practice exams to prepare students for their certification exam. Sold separately.Promoting Safety and Comfort boxes detail measures and cautions for providing safe, effective patient care.Focus on Long-Term Care and Focus on Home Care boxes highlight information vital to providing competent care in these settings.Focus on Children and Focus on Older Person boxes provide age-specific information about the special needs, considerations, and circumstances of children and older persons.Caring About Culture boxes help you learn about the beliefs and customs of other cultures so you can provide appropriate care.Focus on Communication boxes provide guidelines for what to say and ask when communicating with residents, visitors, and the nursing team.Teamwork and Time Management boxes cite ways you can efficiently work with and help nursing team members.Delegation Guidelines identify your specific responsibilities in accepting commonly delegated tasks. Get the most out of Sorrentino\'s Mosby\'s Textbook for Nursing Assistants, 8th Edition, and prepare for your certification exam! This chapter-by-chapter workbook and competency evaluation review reinforces your understanding of textbook content with numerous exercises and activities. It includes over 100 checklists -- one for every procedure in the text. The competency evaluation review helps you prepare for the certification exam with content review, skills evaluation review, and practice exams.Comprehensive coverage corresponds chapter-by-chapter to the textbook.A wide variety of exercises enhances learning and keeps you interested.Over 100 procedure checklists allow step-by-step review of each procedure and for instructor and/or self-evaluation.Optional learning exercises are provided for longer programs and/or higher-level students.Independent learning activities in every chapter allow additional review and practice.Competency evaluation review section includes content review and review questions for all key topics as well as two practice exams that help to prepare you for the written certification exam the skills evaluation review helps you practice the procedures you may be required to perform for certification. This comprehensive workbook is keyed to the text and provides numerous exercises and questions to help students reinforce learning. Procedure checklists are included as well as questions for the Mosby\'s Nurse Assisting Video Series. New to this edition is a Competency Review section that will help students prepare for the certification exam. This text aims to provide the reader with a logical building block approach to microbiology. Divided into two major sections, the text first discusses the basic principles, the different micro-organisms, how they are characterized, and tests utilized to identify them. The second section details organ systems with emphasis on normal flora, anatomical characteristics, infectious diseases and causative agents. Also included are chapters on gram stain and colonial morphology. All topics are illustrated. A laboratory workbook and slide set are also available. Completely updated and in full color, this 3rd edition covers all the essentials of diagnostic microbiology. A logical building-block approach supplies what students need to know in an easy-to-use, memorable format. Material is presented in a progressive manner, from basic principles and concepts to systematic identification of etiologic agents of infectious diseases, promoting greater understanding and the development of problem-solving skills. Part I of the text explains basic principles and concepts, setting up a firm foundation in microbiology. Building on these basics, Part II highlights methods for the identification of significant isolates. Part III uses an organ system approach to discuss the laboratory diagnosis of infectious diseases - with a focus on the most medically significant and commonly encountered diseases.More than 800 full-color illustrations.Hands-on procedures describe laboratory techniques.A case study begins each chapter with a related, real-life situation.All chapters make learning easier with features such as outlines, objectives, key terms, chapter summaries, points to remember, and learning assessment questions.Five new chapters:The Laboratory Role in Infection ControlBiochemical Identification of Gram-Negative BacteriaImmunodiagnosis of Infectious DiseasesAgents of BioterrorBiofilms: Architects of DiseaseAntimicrobial Susceptibility Testing chapter has been expanded to include emerging microbial resistance and pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles and applications.Issues to Consider encourages critical thinking and analysis of featured case studies.Glossary of terms serves as a quick reference.New co-editor, Don Lehman, brings years of educational experience. This comprehensive chapter-by-chapter companion to the textbook includes a wide variety of exercises to enhance learning and hold students\' interest. Checklists for the textbook procedures allow for instructor or self-evaluation. Additional Learning Activities provide exercises that go beyond the textbook. New to this edition is a Competency Evaluation Review. Includes a variety of exercises to enhance learning. Checklists for the textbook procedures allow for instructor or self-evaluation.New to this edition is a Competency Evaluation Review section that will help students prepare for the certification exam. Authored by a well-known expert on prenatal massage, this comprehensive text helps you understand the intricate physiology of pregnancy so you can confidently apply appropriate massage techniques for each trimester, and throughout labor and postpartum. You\'ll find clear, colorfully illustrated explanations of a wide range of techniques and procedures, including Swedish massage, acupuncture points, myofascial release, trigger point therapy, lymphatic drainage, and reflexology. A companion DVD packaged with the book enables you to watch demonstrations of techniques. Contraindications and precautions are also provided where necessary to help you provide safe and effective care for every client. Take charge of your learning with this comprehensive lab manual and student workbook. Activities and resources include learning objectives, chapter reviews, multiple-choice questions, terminology reviews, application activities, case studies, and critical thinking questions. Answers at the back facilitate both learning and review. The new edition offers expanded application activities and an emphasis on evidence-based practice.A comprehensive revision of terminology review, critical thinking exercises and application exercises aids studying. Practice questions are revised from knowledge and comprehension to application, analysis, and evaluation. A comprehensive textbook of physical examination, history-taking, and health assessment with an emphasis on differential diagnosis and variations across the lifespan. Written by a team of two physicians and two nurses with a blend of expertise in adult health and pediatrics, the book conveys a uniquely compassionate, patient-centered approach to physical examination with a strong evidence-based foundation. Includes a completely updated art and media program -- consisting of 260 new illustrations, with all new examination photos and full motion video exams on the companion CD-ROM.