Nursing assisting: essentials for long-term care
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Main Author: Acello, Barbara (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Clifton Park, NY Thomson/Delmar Learning ©2005
Edition:2nd ed
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Item Description:Includes index
Introduction to health care -- Working in long-term care -- Infection control -- Safety and emergencies -- Legal and ethical responsibilities -- Communication and interpersonal skills -- Observations, recording, and reporting -- Body mechanics, moving and positioning residents -- Assisting residents with mobility -- Care of the environment -- Personal care skills -- Comfort, pain, rest, and sleep -- Nutrition and hydration -- Elimination -- Restraints and restraint alternatives -- Measuring vital signs, height, and weight -- Admission, transfer, and discharge -- Restorative care -- The nursing assistant in subacute care -- Special behavioral problems -- Death and dying -- The nursing assistant in home care -- Employment opportunities -- Surviving a survey
Physical Description:xxiii, 504 pages illustrations (some color) 28 cm

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