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Workbook and Competency Evaluation Review for Mosby's Textbook for Long-Term Care Nursing Assistants

  • 9 Edición - 7 de junio de 2023
  • Última edición
  • Autor: Clare Kostelnick
  • Idioma: Inglés

Get the review and practice you need to master the nursing assistant’s role in long-term care! With chapters corresponding to the chapters in Mosby's Textbook for Long-Term C… Leer más

Descripción

Get the review and practice you need to master the nursing assistant’s role in long-term care! With chapters corresponding to the chapters in Mosby's Textbook for Long-Term Care Nursing Assistants, 9th Edition, the Workbook and Competency Evaluation Review provides engaging exercises and questions to reinforce your understanding of nurse assisting concepts and procedures. Detailed procedure checklists help you master the skills tested on the NATCEP® exam, and other activities encourage critical thinking. It’s an all-in-one study guide and certification exam review!

Puntos claves

  • UNIQUE! Competency Evaluation Review section prepares you for the certification exam with content review, review questions, test-taking tips, and two practice exams
  • Engaging exercises are tied to chapter objectives in the textbook, and include matching questions, fill-in-the-blank questions, and crossword puzzles
  • Case study learning exercises help you apply concepts to practice scenarios
  • More than 100 procedure checklists allow you to practice performing nursing assistant skills and also allow for instructor and/or self-evaluation
  • Independent learning activities help to enhance your critical thinking

De interès para

Students in Long-Term Care, Nursing Assistant, or Home Aide programs in educational settings

Índice

1. The Nursing Assistant Working in Long-Term Care

2. Resident Rights, Ethics, and Laws

3. Work Ethics

4. Communicating with the Health Team

5. Assisting with the Nursing Process

6. Understanding the Resident

7. Culture, Religion, and Spirituality

8. Body Structure and Function

9. The Older Person

10. Sexuality

11. Safety

12. Preventing Falls

13. Restraint Alternatives and Safe Restraint Use

14. Preventing Infection

15. Body Mechanics and Safe Resident Handling, Positioning, and Transfers

16. The Resident’s Unit

17. Bedmaking

18. Hygiene

19. Grooming

20. Nutrition and Fluids

21. Nutritional Support and IV Therapy

22. Urinary Elimination

23. Bowel Elimination

24. Exercise and Activity

25. Comfort, Rest, and Sleep

26. Oxygen Needs and Respiratory Therapies

27. Measuring Vital Signs

28. Assisting with the Physical Examination

29. Collecting and Testing Specimens

30. Admissions, Transfers, and Discharges

31. Wound Care

32. Pressure Injuries

33. Hearing, Speech, and Vision Problems

34. Cancer, Immune System, and Skin Disorders

35. Nervous System and Musculoskeletal Disorders

36. Cardiovascular and Respiratory Disorders

37. Digestive and Endocrine Disorders

38. Urinary and Reproductive Disorders

39. Mental Health Disorders

40. Confusion and Dementia

41. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

42. Rehabilitation and Restorative Care

43. Assisted Living

44. Basic Emergency Care

45. End-of-Life Care

46. Getting a Job

Procedure Checklists
Competency Evaluation Review
Textbook Chapters Review
Practice Examination 1
Practice Examination 2
Answers to Review Questions in Textbook Chapters Review

Detalles del producto

  • Edición: 9
  • Última edición
  • Publicado: 6 de septiembre de 2023
  • Idioma: Inglés

Sobre el autor

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Clare Kostelnick

Clare Kostelnick is professor emeritus at Des Moines Area Community College where she continues to teach nursing assistant courses. She received her BSN from the Brokaw School of Nursing of Illinois Wesleyan University. She began her career as a registered nurse serving in the US Army Nurse Corps. Having achieved the rank of captain, she spent most of her military career working in emergency care. Clare’s 45 years of nursing experience also includes working in critical care as a staff nurse, a home care and hospice staff nurse, a long-term care staff nurse and consultant, and a coordinator of an assisted living facility. She has taught nursing assistant classes for over 20 years. Clare is a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) instructor for the American Heart Association and is a member of the Iowa Health Educators Association.
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Professor Emeritus and Nurse Assistant Instructor, Des Moines Area Community College, USA