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About this book
A longtime favorite among students, Acello/Hegner's NURSING ASSISTANT: A NURSING PROCESS APPROACH has prepared more nursing assistants for meaningful careers in acute care, long-term care and home health than any other text. Providing easy-to-understand explanations, the 12th Edition walks you step-by-step through more than 150 procedures, including key skills in patient handling and transfers, wound care, communication, safety and record keeping, as well as special care procedures for patients with medical devices, catheters and physical or mental impairments. Ensuring you have a solid foundation, it also explains essential background information on basic human anatomy, career planning and emerging health care trends. Vibrant color photos and illustrations bring chapter concepts to life, while numerous print and digital study tools help you maximize your course success.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Brief Contents
- List of Procedures
- List of Tables
- Contents
- About the Authors
- Preface
- How To Use This Textbook
- Section 1: Introduction to Nursing Assisting
- Section 2: Scientific Principles
- Section 3: Basic Human Needs and Communication
- Section 4: Infection and Infection Control
- Section 5: Safety and Mobility
- Section 6: Measuring and Recording Vital Signs, Height, and Weight
- Section 7: Patient Care and Comfort Measures
- Section 8: Principles of Nutrition and Fluid Balance
- Section 9: Special Care Procedures
- Section 10: Other Health Care Settings
- Section 11: Body Systems, Common Disorders, and Related Care Procedures
- Section 12: Expanded Role of the Nursing Assistant
- Section 13: Recognizing and Responding to Basic Emergencies
- Section 14: Moving Forward
- Glossary
- Index