Mosby's textbook for nursing assistants

Introduction To Health Care Agencies:

Agency purposes

Types of agencies

Organization

Nursing team

Nursing care patterns

Paying for health care

Meeting standards

Person's Rights:

Patients' rights

Residents' rights

Ombudsman program

Nursing Assistant:

History and current trends

Federal and State laws

Roles and responsibilities

Delegation

Ethics And Laws:

Ethical aspects

Legal aspects

Reporting abuse

Work Ethics:

Health, hygiene, and appearance

Getting a job

Preparing for work

Teamwork

Managing stress

Harassment

Resigning from a job

Losing a job

Drug testing

Communicating With The Health Team:

Communication

Medical record

Kardex

Reporting and recording

Medical terms and abbreviations

Computers and other electronic devices

Phone communications

Dealing with conflict

Assisting With The Nursing Process:

Assessment

Nursing diagnosis

Planning

Implementation

Evaluation

Your role

Understanding The Person:

Caring for the person

Basic needs

Culture and religion

Effects of illness and disability

Persons you will care for

Communicating with the person

Persons, with disabilities

Family and friends

Behavior issues

Body Structure And Function:

Cells, tissues, and organs

Integumentary system

Musculo-skeletal system

Nervous system

Circulatory system

Lymphatic system

Respiratory system

Digestive system

Urinary system

Reproductive system

Endocrine system

Immune system

Growth And Development:

Principles

Infancy (birth to 1 year)

Toddlerhood (1 to 3 years)

Preschool (3 to 6 years)

School age (6 to 9 or 10 years)

Late childhood (9 to 10 to 12 years)

Adolescence (12 to 18 years)

Young adulthood (18 to 40 years)

Middle adulthood (40 to 65 years)

Late adulthood (65 years and older)

Care Of The Older Person:

Psychological and social changes

Physical changes

Housing options

Safety:

Safe setting

Accident risk factors

Identifying the person

Preventing burns

Preventing poisoning

Preventing suffocation

Preventing equipment accidents

Wheelchair and stretcher safety

Handling hazardous substances

Fire safety

Disasters

Workplace violence

Risk management

Preventing Falls:

Causes and risk factors for falls

Fall prevention programs

Transfer/gait belts

Falling person

Restraint Alternatives And Safe Restraint Use:

History of restraint use

Restraint alternatives

Safe restraint use

Preventing Infection:

Microorganisms

Infection

Medical asepsis

Isolation preventions

Bloodborne pathogen standard

Surgical asepsis

Body Mechanics:

Principles of body mechanics

Ergonomics

Positioning the person

Safely Moving And Transferring The Person:

Preventing work-related injuries

Moving persons in bed

Turning persons

Sitting on the side of the bed (dangling)

Transferring persons

Re-positioning in a chair or wheelchair

Person's Unit:

Comfort

Room furniture and equipment

General rules

Bedmaking:

Types of beds

Linens

Making beds

Personal Hygiene:

Daily care

Oral hygiene

Bathing

Back massage

Perineal care

Reporting and recording

Grooming:

Hair care

Shampooing

Shaving

Nail and foot care

Changing clothing and hospital gowns

Urinary Elimination:

Normal urination

Urinary incontinence

Catheters

Bladder training

Bowel Elimination:

Normal bowel elimination

Factors affecting bowel elimination

Common problems

Bowel training

Suppositories

Enemas

Person with an ostomy

Nutrition And Fluids:

Basic nutrition

Meeting nutritional needs

Special diets

Fluid balance

Meeting food and fluid needs

Foodborne illnesses

Nutritional Support And IV Therapy:

Enteral nutrition

Parenteral nutrition

IV therapy

Measuring Vital Signs:

Measuring and reporting vital signs

Body temperature

Pulse

Respirations

Blood pressure

Pain.

Exercise And Activity:

Bedrest

Range-of-motion exercises

Ambulation

Comfort, Rest, And Sleep:

Comfort

Pain

Rest

Sleep

Admissions, Transfers, And Discharges:

Admissions

Moving the person to a new room

Transfers and discharges

Assisting With The Physical Examination:

Your role

Equipment

Preparing the person

Positioning and draping

Assisting with the exam

Collecting And Testing Specimens:

Urine specimens

Stool specimens

Sputum specimens

Blood glucose testing

Person Having Surgery:

Psychological care

Pre-operative care

Sedation and anesthesia

Post-operative care

Wound Care:

Skin tears

Circulatory ulcers

Wound healing

Dressings

Binders and compression garments

Heat and cold applications

Meeting basic needs

Pressure Ulcers:

Risk factors

Persons at risk

Pressure ulcer stages

Sites

Prevention and treatment

Complications

Reporting and recording

Heat And cold Applications:

Heat applications

Cold applications

Applying heat and cold

Cooling and warming blankets

Oxygen Needs:

Factors affecting oxygen needs

Altered respiratory function

Assisting with assessment and diagnostic tests

Meeting oxygen needs

Assisting with oxygen therapy

Respiratory Support And Therapies:

Artificial airways

Suctioning the airway

Mechanical ventilation

Chest tubes

Rehabilitation And Restorative Nursing Care:

Restorative nursing

Rehabilitation and the whole person

Rehabilitation team

Rehabilitation programs and services

Quality of life

Hearing, Speech, And Vision Problems:

Ear disorders

Speech disorders

Eye disorders

Cancer, Immune system, And Skin Disorders:

Cancer

Immune system disorders

Skin disorders

Nervous System And Musculo-Skeletal Disorders:

Nervous system disorders

Musculo-skeletal disorders

Cardiovascular, Respiratory, And Lymphatic Disorders:

Cardiovascular disorders

Respiratory disorders

Lymphatic disorders

Digestive And Endocrine Disorders:

Digestive disorders

Endocrine disorders

Urinary And Reproductive Disorders:

Urinary system disorders

Reproductive disorders

Mental Health Problems:

Basic concepts

Anxiety disorders

Schizophrenia

Mood disorders

Personality disorders

Substance abuse and addiction

Eating disorders

Suicide

Care and treatment

Confusion And Dementia:

Confusion

Dementia

Alzheimer's disease

Care of persons with Ad and other dementias

Developmental Disabilities:

Intellectual disabilities

Down syndrome

Fragile X syndrome

Cerebral palsy

Autism

Spina bifida

Hydrocephalus

Sexuality:

Sex and sexuality

Sexual relationships

Injury, illness, and surgery

Sexuality and older persons

Meeting sexual needs

Sexually aggressive person

Sexually transmitted diseases

Caring For Mothers And Newborns:

Infant safety and security

Helping mothers breast-feed

Bottle-feeding babies

Burping the baby

Diapering

Care of the umbilical cord

Care of the circumcision

Bathing an infant

Nail care

Weighing infants

Care of the mother

Assisted Living:

Purpose

ALR residents

Resident rights

Staff requirements

Service plan

Transfer, discharge, and eviction

Basic Emergency Care:

Emergency care

Basic life support for adults

Basic life support for children and infants

Choking

Hemorrhage

Fainting

Shock

Stroke

Seizures

Burns

End-Of-Life-Care:

Terminal illness

Attitudes about death

Stages of dying

Comfort needs

Family

Legal issues

Signs of death

Care of the body after death

Review Questions Answers:

Appendices:

A: National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP) written examination content outline and skills evaluation

B: Minimum data set: selected pages

C: Key recommendations from dietary guidelines 2010

Illustration credits

Glossary

Key abbreviations

Index.