Lippincott's essentials for nursing assistants : a humanistic approach to caregiving / Pamela J. Carter

Includes index

Unit 1 Introduction to Health Care 1 1 The Health Care System 3 2 The Nursing Assistant's Job 18 3 Professionalism and Job-Seeking Skills 42 4 Communication Skills 59 5 Those We Care For 77 6 The Patient's or Resident's Environment 93 Unit 2 The Human Body in Health and Disease 105 7 Basic Body Structure and Function 107 8 Common Disorders 157 9 Rehabilitation and Restorative Care 203 Unit 3 Safety 213 10 Infection Control 215 11 Workplace Safety 249 12 Patient and Resident Safety 266 13 Basic First Aid and Emergency Care 286 Unit 4 Basic Patient and Resident Care 301 14 Assisting With Repositioning and Transferring 303 15 Assisting With Exercise 334 16 Bedmaking 351 17 Measuring and Recording Vital Signs, Height, and Weight 366 18 Assisting With Hygiene 398 19 Preventing Pressure Ulcers and Assisting With Wound Care 431 20 Assisting With Grooming 446 21 Assisting With Nutrition 475 22 Assisting With Urinary Elimination 498 23 Assisting With Bowel Elimination 528 24 Assisting With Comfort 549 Unit 5 Special Care Concerns 565 25 Caring for People Who Are Dying 567 26 Caring for People With Dementia 584 27 Caring for People With Developmental Disabilities 602 28 Caring for People With Cancer 610 29 Caring for People With HIV/AIDS 617 30 Caring for People Who Are Having Surgery 625 App. A Answers to the What Did You Learn? Exercises 643 App. B Introduction to the Language of Health Care 645 Glossary 659 Index 669