PDF-(READ)-Textbook for Nursing Assistants: A Humanistic Approach to Caregiving

Now in its Second Edition this textbook prepares students to work as nursing assistants in longterm 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 frontofbook CDROM includes an audio glossary An audiobook version of the entire text in MP3 format is available as a separate purchase A studentedition DVD containing selected procedures from Lippincotts Video Series for Nursing Assistants is also available as a separate purchase. The humanistic approach: the basics What assumptions do humanistic psychologists make? Humanistic psychologists start from the assumption that every person has their own unique way of perceiving and u Lesson 3. Test: research methods. Objectives:. You will be able to. Outline the assumptions of the humanistic approach. Outline and evaluate humanistic qualitative methods. Evaluate the contribution of humanistic approach in terms of strength, limitations, applications and ethical issues. . \"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.\" Gain the knowledge and skills you need to give medication with this new easy-to-read 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, over-the-counter medications, and medication use in older adults.Clear, easy-to-read writing style makes it easy to understand what you\'ve read.Attractive, full-color presentation keeps your interest.Hundreds of full-color drawings and photos illustrate key techniques and concepts.Focus on Communication boxes show you how to clearly communicate with patients and residents and avoid comments that might make them uncomfortable.Focus on Older Persons boxes prepare you to address the special needs, considerations, and circumstances of older patients.Promoting Safety and Comfort boxes explain measures and cautions you can use to improve patient safety and comfort.Procedures are divided into manageable segments with step-by-step instructions to follow for each skill.Delegation Guidelines prepare you for the responsibilities of specific delegated tasks.Arithmetic Review in the Appendix reviews the basic math skills you need for calculating and checking medication dosages.UNIQUE! Key Abbreviations and Acronyms at the beginning of each chapter familiarize you with commonly used abbreviations.Key Terms defined at the beginning of each chapter prepare you to better understand chapter content.Chapter Review Questions at the end of each chapter help you evaluate your learning.Workbook available separately contains a wide variety of exercises and activities to enhance and evaluate your learning. This book is a Canadian adaptation of Lippincott\'s Textbook for Nursing Assistants, retaining the book\'s direct, conversational writing style and emphasis on professionalism and humanism. This adaptation prepares students to work as Personal Support Workers (who may be designated by other titles, depending upon the province) in long-term, acute, and home health settings. The original text has been adapted to cover the Canadian healthcare system, discuss considerations for caring for native Canadian populations, and present SI units of measurement. Although each province has a slightly different scope of practice, care has been taken to address the most general, overriding issues of concern to all provinces. 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 workbook presents numerous activities and review questions to help reinforce your understanding of each unit of Nursing Assistant: a Nursing Process Approach. You start by reviewing the unit summary and then complete the activities to strengthen your recall of the information. Lastly, finish by reading the discussion questions to synthesize your knowledge. Developed to complement Lippincott\'s Advanced Skills for Nursing Assistants , this workbook will engage students with its fun learning activities and innovative exercises. Fully integrated with the text, this student study tool will facilitate review and motivate students to succeed in their nursing assistant course. Workbook to accompany Lippincott\'s Essentials for Nursing Assistants 3e. 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 builds on the basic concepts and skills that the nursing assistant has already mastered. Recognizing that the students using this text have already completed their basic nursing assisting training and may have already been working in the profession, this text does not repeat information that is part of the basic nursing assistant training. Rather, this textbook is meant to be used in conjunction with, or as a follow-up to, a basic nursing assistant textbook, such as Lippincott\'s Textbook for Nursing Assistants. for Reporters. Kaiser Health News Webinar. December 2, 2015. Susan C. Reinhard, RN, PhD, FAAN. Caregiver Support Ratio. Source: D. Redfoot, L. Feinberg, and A. Houser, . The Aging of the Baby Boom and the Growing Care Gap, .