For nursing assistant courses in any venue or institution, including high schools, community colleges, technical schools, nursing centers, and hospitals. PEARSON'S NURSING ASSISTANT TODAY brings together all the skills, knowledge, and practical insights today's nursing assistants need to succeed in any care environment. Written for students with widely diverse learning needs and reading proficiencies, it is designed for easy understanding and quick reference. It presents 152 step-by-step procedures, ranging from the absolute basics to advanced procedures for use at the instructor's discretion. All procedures reflect 2010 AHA guidelines for CPR and ECC, modern care technologies, and Medicare OBRA requirements. Each procedure is explained with rationales, preparation, steps, follow-up, a charting example, and in many cases, full-color illustrations. This text's pedagogical features include chapter learning objectives, "On the Job" scenarios, "Nursing Assistant in Action" critical thinking features, exercises, sample exams, and more.

For all shorter nurse assistant courses, especially those covering acute care (hospital) and nursing homes (long term care) environments. The Nursing Assistant, Fifth Edition is a concise, practical, affordable, and up-to-date guide to the skills today's nursing assistants need to master. It is designed both to serve as the basis of any nursing assistant training program, and to prepare students for careers in acute, subacute, or long-term care. It addresses the needs of the whole patient or resident, while promoting independence and self-care. Carefully organized to follow nursing process models, state curricula, and OBRA mandates, it walks through 75 step-by-step procedures reflecting the most common nursing assistant tasks. This edition is fully updated for the newest CDC and OSHA guidance for hand cleaning and infection control, and to reflect other relevant federal laws, including HIPAA.

Appropriate for courses in Nurse Assisting. This easy-to-follow test preparation book offers a complete overview of the responsibilities of the Certified Nurse Assistant with in-depth practice to help students prepare for their examination and achieve higher scores.

Exceptionally comprehensive, affordable, and user-friendly, this book focuses on the nursing assistant's role and responsibilities in health care as it is being practiced today in diverse areas of the health care delivery system. It incorporates both tried-and-true standards and recent changes in procedures and philosophies, and focuses throughout on a holistic, humanistic, restorative approach and cultural awareness. Extensively illustrated—yet uncluttered—it features simple language, boxed Procedures and Guidelines, an anatomy and physiology insert, and thought-provoking, interactive questions, case studies, and review questions, especially useful for preparing for competency tests. The Role of the Nursing Assistant. Ethical and Legal Considerations. Infection Control. Communicable Diseases. Safety and Accident Prevention. First Aid and Emergency Care. Communication Skills. Communicating with Coworkers. Anatomy and Physiology. Common Health Problems. Life Cycle. Basic Needs of Patients. Rehabilitation and Restorative Care. The Patient's Unit. Bedmaking. Admissions, Transfers, and Discharge. Moving and Positioning. Ambulation and Exercise. Personal care and Hygiene. Measuring Vital Signs. Nutrition and Fluids. Elimination. Special Care and Procedures. The Geriatric Patient. The Dying Patient. Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease. The Patient with HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) Infection. The Surgical Patient. Maternal and Child Health. Subacute Care. The Home Health Aide. Homemaking Skills. Employability Skills. Surveys and Accreditation. For Nursing Assistants, Home Health Aides, Patient Care Assistants, ALF Caregivers, and LPNs. Previously announced in 7/02 catalog.

Includes access to companion website with practice tests, other study materials, and additional bonus content.

Part of Prentice Hall's SUCCESS! Series, this review book provides comprehensive, information on all the unique needs of a Nursing Assistant. Organized by key content areas, it combines authoritative information in an outline format with an exam-style question and answer review for the best preparation. A free Website offers additional exam practice, visithttp://wps.prenhall.com/chet_heinze_successcw_1/. This book will help all users achieve SUCCESS! on their exam and on the job. ABOUT THE SERIES The SUCCESS! exam preparation system is a tremendous method for improving pass rates in many health professions from EMS to Nursing Assisting. We invite you to use our exam preparation system and ACHIEVE SUCCESS!

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