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By
Sheila Sorrentino, RN, MSN, PhD, Curriculum and Health Care Consultant, Anthem, AZ
Bernie Gorek, RNC, GNP, MA, NHA, Gerontology Consultant, Greeley, CO
Description
This new, concise, streamlined textbook addresses all OBRA-mandated responsibilities for nursing assistants working in long-term care
facilities. Written by the authors of Mosby's Textbook for Long-Term Care Assistants, the new book includes only content mandated by
OBRA or material that is essential to understanding OBRA content - making it ideal for shorter courses. The full-color, extensively illustrated
presentation is designed to engage learners of all levels and help them quickly master over 60 procedures. Material is clearly written
at a basic reading level that makes concepts easy to understand.
Contents
1. Working in Long-Term Care
2. Communication and Interpersonal Skills
3. Preventing Infection
4. Safety
5. Basic Emergency Care
6. Promoting
Resident?s Rights and Independence
7. Measurements
8. Care of the Resident?s Environment
9. Observing, Reporting, and Recording
10. The
Dying Person
11. Oral Hygiene and Bathing
12. Grooming
13. Elimination
14. Nutrition
15. Skin Care
16. Assisting With Moving and Positioning
17. Mental Health Needs
18. Care of Cognitively Impaired Residents
19. Basic Restorative Care
20. Restraint Alternatives and Safe Restraint
Use
Review Question Answers
Appendixes
Glossary
Index
Bibliographic & ordering Information
Paperback, 480 pages, publication date: DEC-2004
ISBN-13: 978-0-323-02203-3
ISBN-10: 0-323-02203-0
Imprint: MOSBY
029/242
Last update: 16 Jul 2008
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