Long-Term Care Nursing Assistants, 8th Edition Kostelnick

Long-Term Care Nursing Assistants, 8th Edition Kostelnick

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   0323530737
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   978-0323530736With its extremely visible format, topical info, and easy-to-follow steering, Mosby’s Textbook for Long-Term Care Nursing Assistants, 8th Edition is the proper useful resource that will help you grasp the ins and outs of long-term care. 100 step-by-step procedures ― all written on the sixth-grade studying degree ― present clear directions for finishing expertise. Useful highlight containers and lifelike affected person eventualities reinforce the nursing assistant’s roles and duties which can be wanted in in the present day’s long-term care settings. New options on this version embody an all-new chapter on tradition and faith; a brand new chapter on profession administration and getting employed; new procedures; and up to date content material on topical points like confusion and dementia, hypertension, American Coronary heart Affiliation CPR, most cancers, and extra. As with earlier editions, the concentrate on OBRA content material and affected person high quality of life will underscore competent and respectful care.

   • sixth grade studying degree and concise protection helps readers of all ranges and talents (significantly ESL people) simply perceive and grasp essential long-term care ideas and procedures.
   • 100 step-by-step procedures are divided into pre-procedure, process, and post-procedure sections for simpler studying.
   • Residents with Dementia containers cowl the particular wants of older individuals with Alzheimer’s illness and different dementias.
   • Selling Security and Consolation containers emphasize the necessity to present protected care whereas making a affected person extra snug.
   • Delegation Pointers containers describe what info the nursing assistant wants from the nurse and the care plan to carry out protected care; in addition to what info to report and report.
   • High quality-of-Life containers reinforce the significance of sufferers’ rights and enhancing their high quality of life when giving care.
   • Teamwork and Time Administration containers illustrate methods to work effectively inside the well being care staff.
   • Time to Replicate eventualities current lifelike affected person conditions confronted by nursing assistants to construct crucial considering expertise.
   • Deal with Rehabilitation containers make clear concerns and insights about rehabilitation and restorative care.
   • Deal with Communication containers present tips for the best way to clearly talk with sufferers and keep away from feedback that may make them uncomfortable.
   • NATCEP certification examination icons determine the abilities examined on the Nationwide Nurse Aide Evaluation Program and state certification exams.
   • Evaluate questions on the finish of every chapter assist consider studying.
   • Key abbreviations initially of every chapter spotlight generally used abbreviations.

   • NEW! Tradition and Faith chapter covers the big selection of sufferers in want of long-term care and the position {that a} affected person’s faith and tradition play of their care.
   • NEW! Getting a Job chapter gives steering on profession administration beginning with the best way to receive work after ending education.
   • NEW! Procedures cowl the best way to apply an incontinence temporary and the best way to take care of listening to help and cochlear implant gadgets.
   • NEW! Up to date content material displays the most recent analysis and care requirements within the areas of confusion and dementia, stress accidents, hypertension, American Coronary heart Affiliation CPR, most cancers, immune system dysfunction, and pores and skin problems.
   • NEW! A number of-choice format for all overview questions additionally contains math calculation questions to assist streamline studying.