Download or read book Basic Skills for Nursing Assistants in Long term Care written by Sheila A. Sorrentino and published by Mosby. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follows the training requirements outlined in the US Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 Fosters learning and respect for the resident in nursing centres.

Download or read book Instructor s Guide for Mosbys Long Term Care Assistants written by Sorrentino and published by . This book was released on 2003-04 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive text provides complete coverage of the knowledge and skills nursing assistants need to work in a long-term care facility. Written at a 7th grade reading level, the concise, readable, highly visual format appeals to learners of all levels. The clear, logical presentation of procedures, with hundreds of large, full-color photos and drawings, makes it easy for students to learn and understand. This edition addresses the expanding role of the nursing assistant in long-term care, providing additional coverage of assisted living, restraint alternatives, transfers, wound care, elderly abuse, and restorative nursing.

Download or read book Mosby s Textbook for Long term Care Assistants written by Sheila A. Sorrentino and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This popular text provides complete coverage of the knowledge and skills nursing assistants need to work in a long-term care facility. The concise, readable, highly visual format appeals to learners of all levels. The clear, logical presentation of procedures, with hundreds of large, full-color photos and drawings, makes it easy for students to learn and understand. This new edition addresses the expanding role of the nursing assistant in long-term care, providing additional coverage of assisted living, restraint alternatives, transfers, wound care, elderly abuse, and restorative nursing. Covers all of the knowledge and skills needed by the nursing assistant in long-term care. An attractive, full-color design engages students' interest. Over 100 procedures stressing the quality of life are divided into pre-, procedure, and post-procedure sections for easier learning. Hundreds of full-color photos and drawings add visual appeal and show students how to perform important tasks. What You Will Learn and Key Terms with definitions help students focus on essential information and better understand chapter content. Caring About Culture boxes provide insight and awareness about the practices of various cultures. NNAAPT Highlighted skills alert students to procedures that are part of the National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAPT) Residents with Dementia boxes detail special care considerations for residents with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. Quality of Life boxes present actions and considerations that nursing assistants can use to provide care according to the OBRA mandate to enhance/protect residents' rights and improve their overall well-being. OBRA content is highlighted throughout to reinforce the importance of adhering to these federal standards. Focus on Rehabilitation and Subacute Care boxes provide students with information and insights to effectively care for these special residents. Chapter Review Questions help students evaluate learning. UNIQUE! Mosby's Nursing Assistant CD-ROM, bound in the text, includes 25 procedures with corresponding video clips & exercises, an audio glossary, and Body Spectrum - an electronic anatomy coloring book. Lower reading level (6.7) makes comprehension easy for all levels of learners. Delegation Guidelines detail what the student needs to know and understand before accepting delegated tasks. Charting examples demonstrate correct recording methods. Safety Alerts highlight actions that ensure the safety of both residents and staff. New chapter on Restraint Alternatives and Safe Restraint Use. New chapter on Assisted Living discusses caring for residents in these settings.

Download or read book Workbook and Competency Evaluation Review for Mosby s Textbook for Long Term Care Nursing Assistants written by Sheila A. Sorrentino and published by . This book was released on 2010-10-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing a complete study guide and certification review in one book, Sorrentino's easy-to-use Workbook and Competency Evaluation Review is the perfect chapter-by-chapter companion to Mosby's Textbook for Long-Term Care Nursing Assistants, 6th Edition. Understand and apply the skills and procedures you've learned and prepare for your certification exam with engaging review questions, exercises, and valuable self-assessment opportunities. UNIQUE! Bonus Competency Evaluation Review section includes a content review and review questions to help you prepare for your certification exam. A wide variety of exercises including Multiple-Choice, Matching, Fill-in-the-Blank, Crossword Puzzles, and Labeling help you review and test your understanding of textbook content. UNIQUE! CD icons highlight procedures that can be reviewed on the companion CD for greater clarity. Procedure Checklists help you review each procedure step-by-step. Independent Learning Activities challenge you to apply what you've learned to practice. Optional Learning Exercises provide a more detailed review of textbook content for better understanding. Video icons direct you to corresponding video clips on the free companion Evolve Resources website for an enhanced review experience.

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 Workbook and Competency Evaluation Review for 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 2014-04-11 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing a complete study guide and certification review in one book, Sorrentino's easy-to-use Workbook and Competency Evaluation Review is the perfect chapter-by-chapter companion to Mosby's Textbook for Long-Term Care Nursing Assistants, 6th Edition. Understand and apply the skills and procedures you've learned and prepare for your certification exam with engaging review questions, exercises, and valuable self-assessment opportunities. UNIQUE! Bonus Competency Evaluation Review section includes a content review and review questions to help you prepare for your certification exam. A wide variety of exercises including Multiple-Choice, Matching, Fill-in-the-Blank, Crossword Puzzles, and Labeling help you review and test your understanding of textbook content. UNIQUE! CD icons highlight procedures that can be reviewed on the companion CD for greater clarity. Procedure Checklists help you review each procedure step-by-step. Independent Learning Activities challenge you to apply what you've learned to practice. Optional Learning Exercises provide a more detailed review of textbook content for better understanding. Video icons direct you to corresponding video clips on the free companion Evolve Resources website for an enhanced review experience.

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 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Assisting with Patient Care written by Sheila A. Sorrentino and published by Mosby. This book was released on 2009-07-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This convenient, money-saving package is a must-have for nursing students! It includes Sorrentino's Assisting with Patient Care, 2nd edition text, and Mosby's Nursing Assistant Video Skills- Student Version DVD 3.0.

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 2009-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This convenient, money-saving package is a must-have for nursing students! It includes Mosby's Textbook for Long-Term Care Assistants , 5th edition text, the Workbook for Mosby's Textbook for Long-Term Care Assistants, and Mosby's Nursing Assistant Video Skills- Student Version DVD 3.0.

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 Mosby s Textbook and Workbook Package for Long Term Care Assistants written by Sheila A. Sorrentino and published by Mosby. This book was released on 2003 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, 4th edition & the Workbook for Mosby's Textbook for Long-Term Care Assistants, 4th edition.

Download or read book Mosby s Textbook for Long Term Care Nursing Assistants Workbook Mosby s Nursing Assistant Video Skills Student Version DVD 4 0 written by Sheila A. Sorrentino and published by Mosby Incorporated. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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 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 Nursing Assistants written by Sheila A. Sorrentino and published by . This book was released on 2003-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook is known for its comprehensive coverage, readability, and visual presentation. This revision builds on these strengths, adding new content and features to better address learning needs and practice realities. Increased emphasis on delegation and safety help prepare students to function most effectively in today's practice settings. Comprehensive coverage of nursing assistant responsibilities in all settings Nearly 1,000 full-color photos and drawings provide clear, visual explanation of concepts and actions Learning Objectives for each chapter help students focus on information presented Key Terms with definitions help students understand chapter content Step-by-step procedures detail skills and are divided into pre-, procedure, and post-procedure sections for easier learning Icons in section headings alert student to associated procedure Focus On... boxes address the special needs of children, elders, long-term care residents, and home care patients Caring about Culture boxes provide information to help students learn about the practices of other cultures Chapter Review Questions help students evaluate learning Quality of Life sections in the procedures remind students to show respect for the person by performing simple courtesies such as knocking before entering the room, calling the person by name, and more UNIQUE! Mosby's Nursing Assistant CD-ROM, bound in the text, includes 25 procedures with corresponding video clips & exercises, an audio glossary, and Body Spectrum - an electronic anatomy coloring book. Delegation Guidelines detail the nurse assistant's responsibilities when accepting specific delegated tasks Safety Alerts provide cautions and proper techniques for protecting both staff and patients Appendix provides basic Spanish health care terminology to help students communicate effectively Incorporates the new 2002 CDC Hand Hygiene Guidelines so students learn when and how to use both traditional handwashing techniques and the new alcohol-based cleaning agents New chapter on Residents in Assisted Living Settings prepares students to practice in this growing care setting Separate chapter on Assisting with the Nursing Process helps students understand how their role fits in to the nursing team New procedures include Chair or Wheelchair to Bed Transfer, Transferring a Person to and from a Toilet, and Preparing the Person for Meals New chapter on Restraint Alternatives and Safe Restraint Use focuses on the proper techniques for applying restraints as well as strategies to protect patient safety without the use of restraints NNAAP highlighted skills alert students to skills that are part of the National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAPT) exam New content on meeting standards for licensure, certification, and accreditation alerts students to information they must know to practice Safety chapter has been updated and expanded to include content on bed rail entrapment, crib safety for children, household poisons, wheelchair and stretcher safety, and bomb threats.

Download or read book Assisting with Patient Care Text Workbook and Mosby s Nursing Assistant Skills DVD Student Version Package written by Sheila A. Sorrentino and published by . This book was released on 2006-02 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 Assisting with Patient Care, 2nd edition text, the Workbook for Assisting with Patient Care, 2nd 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 Mosby s Textbook for Long Term Care Assistants Text Workbook 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 - Text, Workbook, and Mosby's Nursing Assistant Video Skills: Student Online Version 3.0 (User Guide and Access Code).