Download or read book Mosby s Textbook for Long Term Care Nursing Assistants Elsevier eBook on VitalSource Retail Access Card written by Clare Kostelnick and published by . This book was released on 2023-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Approx. 680 pages Concise long-term care content is presented at a 6th-grade reading level to make understanding easier for readers of all levels and abilities. More than 100 procedures are divided into pre-procedure, procedure, and post-procedure sections for easier learning, and a NATCEP® icon indicates skills that are covered in certification exams. Color illustrations and photographs depict key ideas, concepts, and procedure steps. Featured boxes highlight principles of care with Teamwork and Time Management, Quality of Life, Residents with Dementia, Time to Reflect, Promoting Safety and Comfort, Focus on Rehabilitation, Focus on Communication, and Delegation Guidelines. Procedure icons in the headings identify content for which a related procedure is included. Play icons in the Procedure boxes alert you to related video clips on the Evolve website. Key Terms and Key Abbreviations at the beginning of each chapter introduce important words and commonly used abbreviations, and a separate glossary for each is included at the end of the book. Chapter Review Questions help you evaluate your comprehension. Review Question Answers are included at end of the text to allow for self-evaluation. NEW! Updated photographs and illustrations show the latest equipment and supplies used in caring for long-term care residents. NEW! Basic Emergency Care chapter has new, vital information on controlling bleeding and the Stop the Bleed program, as well as a description of equipment used in medical emergencies. NEW! Preventing Infection chapter includes updates on PPE and changes to procedures related to COVID-19. NEW! Mental Health Problems chapter adds information on dealing with individuals experiencing emotional pain and suicide prevention, as well as expanded information on types of depression. NEW! Nutrition chapter adds new information on residents experiencing dysphagia, including current guidelines from the International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI).
Download or read book Mosby s Textbook for Long Term Care Nursing Assistants E Book written by Clare Kostelnick and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2018-12-28 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its highly visual format, topical information, and easy-to-follow guidance, Mosby’s Textbook for Long-Term Care Nursing Assistants, 8th Edition is the perfect resource to help you master the ins and outs of long-term care. One hundred step-by-step procedures — all written at the sixth-grade reading level — provide clear instructions for completing skills. Helpful spotlight boxes and realistic patient scenarios reinforce the nursing assistant’s roles and responsibilities that are needed in today’s long-term care settings. New features in this edition include an all-new chapter on culture and religion; a new chapter on career management and getting hired; new procedures; and updated content on topical issues like confusion and dementia, hypertension, American Heart Association CPR, cancer, and more. As with previous editions, the focus on OBRA content and patient quality of life will underscore competent and respectful care. 6th grade reading level and concise coverage helps readers of all levels and abilities (particularly ESL individuals) easily understand and master important long-term care concepts and procedures. 100 step-by-step procedures are divided into pre-procedure, procedure, and post-procedure sections for easier learning. Residents with Dementia boxes cover the special needs of older persons with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Promoting Safety and Comfort boxes emphasize the need to provide safe care while making a patient more comfortable. Delegation Guidelines boxes describe what information the nursing assistant needs from the nurse and the care plan to perform safe care; as well as what information to report and record. Quality-of-Life boxes reinforce the importance of patients’ rights and enhancing their quality of life when giving care. Teamwork and Time Management boxes illustrate ways to work efficiently within the health care team. Time to Reflect scenarios present realistic patient situations faced by nursing assistants to build critical thinking skills. Focus on Rehabilitation boxes clarify considerations and insights about rehabilitation and restorative care. Focus on Communication boxes provide guidelines for how to clearly communicate with patients and avoid comments that might make them uncomfortable. NATCEP certification exam icons identify the skills tested on the National Nurse Aide Assessment Program and state certification exams. Review questions at the end of each chapter help evaluate learning. Key abbreviations at the beginning of each chapter highlight commonly used abbreviations.
Download or read book Mosby s Textbook for Long Term Care Nursing Assistants E Book written by Sheila A. Sorrentino and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2013-12-27 with total page 819 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provide safe and effective care in any type of long-term care setting! Mosby's Textbook for Long-Term Care Nursing Assistants provides a complete guide to the skills you need as a nursing assistant. More than 100 key procedures are described with clear, easy-to-learn instructions. Written by noted educator and author Sheila Sorrentino, this edition adds coverage that will help you care for residents with acute or chronic medical conditions. - New chapters and expanded content help you care for residents with acute and chronic conditions that previously may have required hospitalization. - Unique! Key abbreviations are listed at the beginning of each chapter. - Unique! Multi-language vocabulary list helps you communicate with patients who speak a foreign language. - Skills video clips on the free companion Evolve website provide visual instructions for performing key procedures.
Download or read book Mosby s Textbook for Long Term Care Nursing Assistants Textbook Workbook and Mosby s Nurse Assisting Skills DVD Student Version Package written by Sheila A. Sorrentino and published by Mosby. This book was released on 2007-01-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This convenient, money-saving package is a must-have for nurse assisting students. It includes Sorrentino's Mosby's Textbook for Long-Term Care Assistants, 5th edition, the Workbook for Mosby's Textbook for Long-Term Care Assistants, 5th edition & Mosby's Nursing Assistant Skills DVD - Student Version. With this special money-saving package, you get the Workbook & DVD for an additional $10.00 each!
Download or read book Workbook and Competency Evaluation Review for Mosby s Essentials for Nursing Assistants Elsevier eBook on VitalSource Retail Access Card written by Leighann Remmert and published by . This book was released on 2022-03-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wide variety of exercises reinforces your understanding of important concepts with matching, multiple-choice, labeling, fill-in-the-blank, and case study questions, plus crossword puzzles. Competency Evaluation Review section includes a review of content, review questions for all key topics, skills evaluation, and more. Two practice examinations help you study for the written certification exam. Procedure Checklists help you prepare for the demonstration portion of the certification exam. Answers are provided for the review and exam questions included in the Competency Evaluation Review section. NEW exercises cover new chapters in the Mosby's Essentials for Nursing Assistants, 7th Edition textbook.
Download or read book Workbook and Competency Evaluation Review for Mosby s Textbook for Long Term Care Nursing Assistants E Book written by Clare Kostelnick and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2019-03-10 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get a wide variety of exercises to enhance your learning with the Workbook and Competency Evaluation Review to Mosby’s Textbook for Long-Term Care Nursing Assistants, 8th Edition. This chapter-to-chapter companion to Mosby’s Textbook for Long-Term Care Nursing Assistants, 8th Edition, builds critical thinking skills and prepares you for your certification exam and clinical practice. Engaging review questions, exercises, and independent learning activities go beyond the textbook to help you practice procedures required for certification and help you learn to provide competent and respectful care. Competency Evaluation Review section prepares you for certification exam without requiring you to purchase an additional text. 100 procedure checklists provide step-by-step list for completing skills for detailed self-evaluation of performance skills from the textbook. Optional learning exercises and mini-case studies highlight concepts and skills within each chapter so you can apply concepts and build critical thinking skills. A variety of activities and exercises including multiple-choice questions, matching, true/false, fill-in-the-blank, crossword puzzles, and labeling to enhance your learning. Independent learning activities in every chapter promote critical thinking with optional higher-level study opportunities for those wishing to go beyond the basic competency level. NEW! Exercises covering textbook chapter Getting a Job provide guidance on career management starting with how to obtain work after finishing schooling. NEW! Math exercises increase your familiarity with common formulas and calculations found on the job.
Download or read book Mosby s Textbook for Long Term Care Nursing Assistants Textbook and Workbook Package written by Sheila A. Sorrentino and published by Mosby. This book was released on 2006-12-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This convenient, money-saving package is a must-have for nurse assisting students. It includes Sorrentino's Mosby's Textbook for Long-Term Care Assistants, 5th edition & the Workbook for Mosby's Textbook for Long-Term Care Assistants, 5th edition.
Download or read book Mosby s Textbook for Long Term Care Nursing Assistants Text and Workbook Package written by Sheila A. Sorrentino and published by Mosby. This book was released on 2010-11-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This money saving package includes the 6th edition of Mosby's Textbook for Long-Term Care Nursing Assistants Textbook and Workbook.
Download or read book Mosby s Textbook for Long term Care Nursing Assistants written by Sheila A. Sorrentino and published by Mosby. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Synopsis: Mosby's Textbook for Long-Term Care Nursing Assistants provides complete coverage of the nursing assistant's role in the long-term care setting. These responsibilities are addressed clearly and logically in a visually appealing format. This new edition now includes Mosby's Nursing Assistant CD-ROM packaged free with the text to make learning key procedures interactive and engaging. A clear and readable writing style with a 7th grade reading level makes content easily understandable; Includes over 100 procedures divided into pre-procedure, procedure, and post-procedure sections for easier learning; The text highlights OBRA content throughout; Quality of Life boxes throughout the text address the OBRA mandate to enhance residents' overall well-being; Charting examples demonstrate correct recording methods to ensure accuracy in practice; Delegation Guidelines detail what the nursing assistant should know before accepting specific delegated tasks; Promoting Safety and Comfort boxes provide guidelines for techniques to promote the resident's safety and comfort; Focus on Rehabilitation boxes alert the student to special information and insights regarding rehabilitation care; Caring About Culture boxes help students learn about the various practices and preferences of people from various cultural groups; Residents with Dementia boxes detail special care and safety considerations for the confused resident; Teamwork and Time Management boxes suggest ways for nursing assistants to work more efficiently with the nursing team; Focus on Communication boxes provide suggestions for how to communicate with residents in a professional and caring manner; Safe Resident Handling, Moving, and Transfers follows OSHA's new ergonomic guidelines to prevent musculoskeletal injuries in nursing homes; Includes new procedures such as transferring the person from the chair or wheelchair to bed, and transferring the person to and from the toilet; Six new chapters include Assisting with the Nursing Process, Preventing Falls, Safe Resident Handling, Moving, and Transfers, Nutritional Support and IV Therapy, Collecting and Testing Specimens, and Hearing, Speech, and Vision Problems; UNIQUE! Companion CD includes 25 procedures with video, animation, and interactive exercises, plus an audio glossary and Body Spectrum, an anatomy and physiology review program; UNIQUE! Workbook includes a competency review section that covers content tested in most state's certification exams, along with a series of review questions; Appendix provides basic Spanish health care terminology.
Download or read book Mosby s Textbook for Nursing Assistants E Book written by Sheila A. Sorrentino and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2016-01-28 with total page 936 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Mosby s Textbook for Long Term Care Nursing Assistants written by Sheila A. Sorrentino and published by Mosby Incorporated. This book was released on 2010-11-16 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a Pageburst digital textbook; Provide safe and effective care in any type of long-term care setting! Mosby's Textbook for Long-Term Care Nursing Assistants provides a complete guide to the skills you need as a nursing assistant. More than 100 key procedures are described with clear, easy-to-learn instructions. Written by noted educator and author Sheila Sorrentino, this edition adds coverage that will help you care for residents with acute or chronic medical conditions. Content on OBRA and Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) is highlighted, emphasizing national regulations and rules Ñ this knowledge is required for certification. Clear, readable writing style makes the material easy to understand. More than 100 procedures include step-by-step instructions for completing skills, divided into pre-, procedure, and post-procedure sections. Over 800 full-color photos and drawings provide clear, visual explanations of concepts and actions. Companion CD helps you learn and review with 25 interactive procedures, along with learning exercises, an audio glossary, and the Body Spectrum A&P review. Promoting Safety and Comfort boxes offer guidelines to enhance safe and effective care and covers reimbursement restrictions for institution-caused conditions. Delegation Guidelines detail what you should know before accepting specific delegated tasks. Quality of Life focus reminds you to show respect for the resident with simple courtesies. Quality of Life boxes reinforce the importance of the resident's rights and well-being as mandated by OBRA. Teamwork and Time Management boxes provide specific guidelines to help you work most efficiently, whether independently or as part of the nursing team. Focus on Communication boxes help you communicate clearly to residents and avoid making them feel uncomfortable. Skills covered on the National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP) certification exam are marked with a special flag. Caring about Culture boxes help you be sensitive to the various practices of other cultures. Residents with Dementia boxes help you meet the special needs of residents with dementia. Charting examples demonstrate correct recording methods to ensure accuracy in practice. Spanish health care terminology in the appendix helps you communicate with Spanish-speaking residents and family members. Student resources on the Evolve website include skills video clips, audio glossary, useful Spanish vocabulary and phrases, skills evaluation, and checklists. New chapters and expanded content help you care for residents with acute and chronic conditions that previously may have required hospitalization. Unique! Key abbreviations are listed at the beginning of each chapter. Unique! Multi-language vocabulary list helps you communicate with patients who speak a foreign language. Skills video clips on the free companion Evolve website provide visual instructions for performing key procedures.
Download or read book Mosby s Textbook for Nursing Assistants Soft Cover Version E Book written by Sheila A. Sorrentino and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2011-12-29 with total page 901 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW! The Person's Rights and Pressure Ulcers chapters cover 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, a 24-hour clock, and abdominal and lateral regions. Updated companion CD contains interactive procedures, including three new procedures, 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.
Download or read book Mosby s Textbook for Long Term Care Nursing Assistants Text Workbook and Mosby s Nursing Assistant Video Skills Student Version DVD 3 0 Package written by Sheila A. Sorrentino and published by Mosby. This book was released on 2010-11-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This money saving package includes the 6th edition of Mosby's Textbook for Long-Term Care Nursing Assistants - Textbook, Workbook, and Mosby's Nursing Assistant Video Skills - Student Version DVD 3.0.
Download or read book Mosby s Textbook for Long Term Care Assistants Text and Mosby s Nurse Assisting Skills DVD Student Version Package written by Sheila A. Sorrentino and published by Mosby. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This convenient, money-saving package is a must-have for nurse assisting students. It includes Sorrentino's Mosby's Textbook for Long-Term Care Assistants, 5th edition & Mosby's Nursing Assistant Skills DVD - Student Version. With this special money-saving package, you get the DVD for an additional $10.00!
Download or read book Mosby s Textbook for Long Term Care Nursing Assistants Text and Workbook Package written by Clare Kostelnick and published by Mosby. This book was released on 2014-12-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mosby's Textbook for Long-Term Care Nursing Assistants clearly and comprehensively addresses current responsibilities of the nursing assistant working in a long-term care setting. Written at a 7th grade reading level, in an appealing visual format, this text addresses the needs of learners of all levels. More than 100 procedures provide clear instructions for completing skills in manageable segments for easier learning. The newly updated companion CD contains over 25 animated procedures with exercises and an audio glossary to assist the multi-modal learner.
Download or read book Mosby s Textbook for Long Term Care Nursing Assistants written by Clare Kostelnick and published by Mosby. This book was released on 2019-03 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its highly visual format, topical information, and easy-to-follow guidance, Mosby's Textbook for Long-Term Care Nursing Assistants, 8th Edition is the perfect resource to help you master the ins and outs of long-term care. One hundred step-by-step procedures - all written at the sixth-grade reading level - provide clear instructions for completing skills. Helpful spotlight boxes and realistic patient scenarios reinforce the nursing assistant's roles and responsibilities that are needed in today's long-term care settings. New features in this edition include an all-new chapter on culture and religion; a new chapter on career management and getting hired; new procedures; and updated content on topical issues like confusion and dementia, hypertension, American Heart Association CPR, cancer, and more. As with previous editions, the focus on OBRA content and patient quality of life will underscore competent and respectful care. 6th grade reading level and concise coverage helps readers of all levels and abilities (particularly ESL individuals) easily understand and master important long-term care concepts and procedures. 100 step-by-step procedures are divided into pre-procedure, procedure, and post-procedure sections for easier learning. Residents with Dementia boxes cover the special needs of older persons with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. Promoting Safety and Comfort boxes emphasize the need to provide safe care while making a patient more comfortable. Delegation Guidelines boxes describe what information the nursing assistant needs from the nurse and the care plan to perform safe care; as well as what information to report and record. Quality-of-Life boxes reinforce the importance of patients' rights and enhancing their quality of life when giving care. Teamwork and Time Management boxes illustrate ways to work efficiently within the health care team. Time to Reflect scenarios present realistic patient situations faced by nursing assistants to build critical thinking skills. Focus on Rehabilitation boxes clarify considerations and insights about rehabilitation and restorative care. Focus on Communication boxes provide guidelines for how to clearly communicate with patients and avoid comments that might make them uncomfortable. NATCEP certification exam icons identify the skills tested on the National Nurse Aide Assessment Program and state certification exams. Review questions at the end of each chapter help evaluate learning. Key abbreviations at the beginning of each chapter highlight commonly used abbreviations. NEW! Culture and Religion chapter covers the wide range of patients in need of long-term care and the role that a patient's religion and culture play in their care. NEW! Getting a Job chapter provides guidance on career management starting with how to obtain work after finishing schooling. NEW! Procedures cover how to apply an incontinence brief and how to care for hearing aid and cochlear implant devices. NEW! Updated content reflects the latest research and care standards in the areas of confusion and dementia, pressure injuries, hypertension, American Heart Association CPR, cancer, immune system dysfunction, and skin disorders. NEW! Multiple-choice format for all review questions also includes math calculation questions to help streamline learning.
Download or read book Mosby s Textbook for Long Term Care Assistants Text and Mosby s Nursing Assistant Video Skills Student Online Version 3 0 User Guide and Access Code Package written by Sheila A. Sorrentino and published by Mosby. This book was released on 2010-10-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This money saving package includes the 6th edition of Mosby's Textbook for Long-Term Care Assistants - Textbook and Mosby's Nursing Assistant Video Skills: Student Online Version 3.0 (User Guide and Access Code).
