Product Description

Comprehensive in scope, yet easy to read, this trusted resource is all you need to prepare for success in nurse assisting. This engaging text highlights the teamwork and communication vital to your role on the nursing team while detailing over 100 skills you need to provide safe, effective care.

• A comprehensive approach to nurse assisting provides complete coverage of all skills needed in a single resource.
• The clear, engaging, 7th grade writing style enhances comprehension.
• Nearly 1,000 full-color photographs and illustrations visually reinforce concepts and make content easier to understand.
• Over 100 procedures guide you step-by-step through essential skills, with complicated tasks presented in manageable segments for easier learning.
• Caring About Culture boxes help you provide care in a manner sensitive to the beliefs and customs of a variety of diverse cultures.
• Delegation guidelines identify your specific responsibilities in accepting commonly delegated tasks.
• Promoting Safety and Comfort boxes detail measures and cautions for ensuring safe, effective patient care.
• Focus On... boxes address the special needs of children, older persons, long-term care residents, and home care patients.
• Charting examples demonstrate the proper methods for accurately recording patient information and data.
• An appendix on Spanish health care terminology provides information needed to communicate effectively with Spanish-speaking patients and broadens the scope of your caring abilities.
• Chapter Review Questions assess your understanding and identify subjects requiring further study.
• The Workbook and Competency Evaluation Review, sold separately, enhances your learning with engaging activities, procedure checklists, and a competency review with questions, two practice exams plus a skills review that prepare you for certification.

• Teamwork and Time Management boxes provide specific guidelines to help you work most efficiently.
• Focus on Communication boxes present practical tips for communicating clearly and effectively with residents and patients.
• Key Abbreviations in each chapter familiarize you with abbreviations common to your daily communication.
• Focus on Ethics and Laws boxes include real-life examples that help you understand the ethical and legal considerations of practice.
• Boxes at the beginning of each chapter list procedures in the chapter and indicate which procedures are on the CD companion.
• CD icons in the procedures indicate that the skill is included on the CD companion for instant reference.
• 10 new chapters expand coverage of important techniques and disorders so you can provide effective care for the widest range of patients/residents.
• A CD companion makes learning critical procedures exciting with video clips, animations, learning exercises, an audio glossary, and an interactive A&P program.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #200214 in Books
• Published on: 2007-11-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 880 pages

Review

"This publication would be a useful resource for Health Care Assistants, particularly those undertaking study. It would also be extremely useful for nurses or educators who are involved in educating Health Care Assistants, as all components of the package could be utilised in a number of ways."
Nurse Education in Practice, 2009

"The text provides an insight into basic clinical skills.Overall, this is an interesting book with some useful content." Nursing Standard, July 2009

About the Author
Sheila A. Sorrentino, RN, MSN, PhD, Curriculum and Health Care Consultant, Normal, IL

Customer Reviews

Third Edition was Terrific; Going for the Newest One
I am a Nursing Assistant who was first certified 12 years ago with the Third Edition. I was impressed then how wonderfully-illustrated and easy-to-understand this text was. It made learning a new skill that much more easy. Now that I'm supervising refugee and immigrants as they learn the ropes of the profession, I am again using the book to assist in explaining the processes that are second nature to me. It will help them gain the flavor for what I am passionate about and hopefully inspire them to become nursing assistants too. I can't wait to see the newest addition!

Textbook for Nursing Assistants Text and Workbook Package
As a Nursing Assistant Instructor, this very updated textbook is pleasing to the eye, easy to read, excellent illustrations and chapter reviews. The workbook has crossword puzzles and other game and FUN related activities for the students to interact and learn together in class. A great Deal! IF you are a student or a teacher, DON'T delay, order right away.

A lot of Helpful Information
The book was perfect for the class I took. It had great details into everything we covered. The workbook was an awesome study tool for the tests and the Michigan state exam.