Mosby's Textbook for Long-Term Care Nursing Assistants
by Clare Kostelnick
8th Edition
Publisher: Mosby
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9780323530736 |
| eText ISBN | 9780323530712 |
| Publisher | Mosby |
| Publishing Year | 2018 |
| Edition | 8th Edition |
| Language | English |
Mosby's Textbook for Long-Term Care Nursing Assistants, 8th Edition, is a textbook that covers essential caregiving skills and professional responsibilities in long-term care settings. Throughout its coverage, the text emphasizes OBRA content and resident quality of life to support respectful, competent care.
Core subject areas include the nursing assistant's role, work ethics, communication with the healthcare team, and human body structure and function. The text also explains essential nursing procedures, infection prevention techniques, and daily personal care support.
Written at a sixth-grade reading level, the volume presents accessible explanations intended to support students of varied educational backgrounds, including individuals learning English as a second language.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Nursing Assistant Working in Long-Term Care
Chapter 2: Resident Rights, Ethics, and Laws
Chapter 3: Work Ethics
Chapter 4: Communicating with the Health Team
Chapter 5: Assisting with the Nursing Process
Chapter 6: Understanding the Resident
Chapter 7: Culture and Religion
Chapter 8: Body Structure and Function
Chapter 9: The Older Person
Chapter 10: Sexuality
Chapter 11: Safety
Chapter 12: Preventing Falls
Chapter 13: Restraint Alternatives and Safe Restraint Use
Chapter 14: Preventing Infection
Chapter 15: Body Mechanics and Safe Resident Handling, Moving, and Transfers
Chapter 16: The Resident’s Unit
Chapter 17: Bedmaking
Chapter 18: Hygiene
Chapter 19: Grooming
Chapter 20: Nutrition and Fluids
Chapter 21: Nutritional Support and IV Therapy
Chapter 22: Urinary Elimination
Chapter 23: Bowel Elimination
Chapter 24: Exercise and Activity
Chapter 25: Comfort, Rest, and Sleep
Chapter 26: Oxygen Needs and Respiratory Therapies
Chapter 27: Measuring Vital Signs
Chapter 28: Assisting With the Physical Examination
Chapter 29: Collecting and Testing Specimens
Chapter 30: Admissions, Transfers, and Discharges
Chapter 31: Wound Care
Chapter 32: Pressure Ulcers
Chapter 33: Hearing, Speech, and Vision Problems
Chapter 34: Cancer, Immune System, and Skin Disorders
Chapter 35: Nervous System and Musculoskeletal Disorders
Chapter 36: Cardiovascular and Respiratory System Disorders
Chapter 37: Digestive and Endocrine System Disorders
Chapter 38: Urinary and Reproductive System Disorders
Chapter 39: Mental Health Problems
Chapter 40: Confusion and Dementia
Chapter 41: Developmental Disabilities
Chapter 42: Rehabilitation and Restorative Nursing Care
Chapter 43: Assisted Living
Chapter 44: Basic Emergency Care
Chapter 45: End-of-Life Care
Chapter 46: Getting a Job — Career Management
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