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Lippincott Essentials for Nursing Assistants (Paperback, Fifth, International Edition)
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Lippincott Essentials for Nursing Assistants (Paperback, Fifth, International Edition)
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Streamline the path to a successful nursing assistant career with
this concise, approachable text. Lippincott Essentials for Nursing
Assistants: A Humanistic Approach to Caregiving, 5th edition,
delivers the foundational concepts and facts that a nursing
assistant needs to competently and compassionately function in a
long-term care facility, acute care facility, or home health
agency. Ideal for use in shorter, fast-paced programs, each chapter
focuses on only the most essential concepts, breaking down
information into segments for easier retention. Author Pamela
Carter's conversational, yet professional writing style clarifies
complex material to make information more accessible. Helpful
Procedures and Guidelines boxes provide step-by-step walkthroughs
for common tasks and detail the rationale behind key procedure
actions in order to enhance understanding and strengthen clinical
decision-making capabilities. The 5th edition has been revised and
updated to reflect today's changing healthcare practices -
including the latest NNAAP (R) skill revisions and features
callouts to Lippincott Acute Care Skills for Advanced Nursing
Assistants, a companion ebook-only text by Pamela Carter that
highlights advanced skills and situations that may call for
additional training as students advance through their nursing
assistant careers. NEW! Taking It to the Next Level: Advanced
Skills call out skills and situations that require additional
training and corresponding information in the advanced companion
ebook, Lippincott Acute Care Skills for Advanced Nursing
Assistants, available on thePoint. NEW! Updated terminology keeps
pace with changes in healthcare. NEW! Updated nutrition and dietary
recommendations reflect the 2015 - 2020 Dietary Guidelines for
Americans and the related art and descriptions of MyPlate. NEW!
Updated BLS information and obstructed airway procedures comply
with the 2015 American Heart Association guidelines. Procedures
provide a step-by-step walkthrough for 73 common procedures in
accordance with the latest clinical practices, infection control
standards, and National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP (R))
Skills List. Guidelines (What You Do/Why You Do It) boxes summarize
the why and how of key nursing assistant actions to reinforce
retention and understanding. Tell the Nurse! alert students to
signs and symptoms that should be reported to a nurse. Stop and
Think! scenarios encourage critical thinking and present challenges
to solve complex problems that might be encountered in the nursing
workplace. Nurse Pam gives reminders to empathize with patients to
promote passionate, holistic care. Concerns for Long-Term Care
detail specific information needed to ensure effective care of
senior residents in long-term care settings. A companion Workbook
reinforces understanding through multiple-choice,
fill-in-the-blank, think about it, and matching questions, as well
as crossword puzzles, word jumbles, labeling, sequencing and
identification activities.
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