Nursing Assistant Care: Long-Term Care, 3rd Edition - Textbook

This comprehensive nursing assistant training textbook includes information on long-term care, as well as some material on subacute and acute care. This textbook contains:

• In-depth information on resident rights and special boxes that teach ways to promote independence and prevent abuse and neglect
• New information on person-centered care and culture change
• Up-to-date, comprehensive material on infection prevention
• Material on anatomy and physiology with an emphasis on normal changes of aging and observing and reporting
• Updated nutrition information on MyPlate, special diets, and feeding techniques
• Current information on legal issues, such as HIPAA, the Patient Self-Determination Act, and the Elder Justice Act
• One chapter containing sub-acute and acute care information, including pre- and post-operative care, as well as mechanical ventilation, chest tubes, and artificial airways
• Chapter-ending material which develops critical thinking, as well as tests the chapter
• Expanded testing section available to instructors, including 24 chapters exams, two final exams, and a critical thinking exam, along with a practice exam for students taking the certification test
• A table of procedures, common abbreviations list, a special appendix with a math review, and a glossary

Companion workbooks and instructor guides are also available!

2013, Softcover, Hartman Publishing