Taking Care
A Guide for Nursing Assistants
Fourth Edition
Written by
Christina Spencer, BSN, RN
About the Author...
Christina Spencer, RN, is a graduate of Seattle University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. Christina has spent much of her professional career working in long term care as a charge nurse, staff development coordinator, director of nursing and care consultant. She has been educating nursing assistants since 1980 when she started Nursing Assistant Training Institute in Seattle, Washington.
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This 296 page textbook is written in an easy to use manner for today's nursing assistant. Complex information has been condensed into understandable basics that are essential for the student. Today's nursing assistant is called upon to do important and challenging work. Having a comprehensive but easily understood textbook can help the nursing assistant meet these daily challenges.
- Meets OBRA requirements for nursing assistant training programs.
- Describes the 2007 Center for Disease Control "Standard Precautions" and "Transmission Based Precautions" guidelines.
- Details care procedures according to competency testing requirements.
- Prepares students for competency testing.
- Presents detailed chapter on blood borne pathogens such as HIV and Hepatitis B and C.
- Addresses stress management and workplace violence.
- Emphasizes rehabilitation, resident's rights and dementia care.
- Provides students with ample opportunities to test their knowledge with end of chapter quizzes, thought questions, and a review test.
- Instructors receive with each textbook a 64 page supplement containing additional tear-out quizzes for each chapter and two final exams. This makes implementation of your teaching program easy!
Click here to add text.Table of Contents
Chapter 1 The Role of the Nursing Assistant 1-17
- The role and responsibilities of the nursing assistant
- Desirable characteristics of a nursing assistant
- Code of ethics
- Legal aspects of being a nursing assistant
- Health care team
- Privacy and confidentiality
- OBRA law
Chapter 2 Working in a Long Term Care Facility18-37
- Resident's bill of rights
- Basic human needs
- Sexuality and the elderly
- Cultural and religious needs
- Physical aging changes
- Psychosocial losses
- Workplace violence
- Coping with stress
Chapter 3 Communication/Observations, and the Medical Record 38-53
- Verbal communication
- Non-verbal communication
- Communication with special needs patients (aphasic, hard of hearing, confused)
- Communication with other health care team members
- The medical record
- Documentation
- Observations and reporting
Chapter 4 Medical Terminology and Abbreviations 54-72
- Medical terminology
- Abbreviations
Chapter 5 Safety and Emergency Procedures 73-88
- Falls and other types of accidents
- Fire prevention and what to do in case of fire
- Accident prevention
- CPR
- Heimlich maneuver
Chapter 6 Restraints 89-98
- Physical and chemical restraints
- OBRA law and restraint use
- Negative results of restraint use
- Alternatives to restraint use
- Restraint monitoring
- Applying a vest restraint
- Siderails
Chapter 7 Body Mechanics, Positioning and Ambulating Residents 99-116
- Preventing back injuries
- Body mechanics
- Assistive devices
- Turning and transferring procedures
- Proper positioning
- Ambulation
Chapter 8 Infection Control 117-131
- Microorganisms and their spread
- The work environment and infection
- Medical aseptic techniques
- Standard precautions
- Transmission based precautions
- Personal protective equipment
- Handwashing
- Tuberculosis
Chapter 9 Blood Borne Pathogens 132-145
- Blood borne pathogens
- HIV/AIDS
- HBV
- Hepatitis A, C, D, and E
Chapter 10 Assisting with Personal Care146-170
- Activities of daily living
- Bathing
bed bath
shower
tub bath
- Back rubs
- Shaving
- Oral care
- Fingernail care
- Dressing
- Foot care
- Skin care
- Decubitus prevention
Chapter 11 Vital Signs171-184
- What vitals tell us
- Measuring body temperature
- Oral, rectal, axillary, and aural temperature
- Measuring blood pressure
- Measuring pulse
- Measuring respirations
Chapter 12 Nutrition185-196
- Proper nutrition
- Food guide pyramid
- Therapeutic diets
- Mealtime assistance
- Feeding patients
- Adaptive self feeding devices
- Mealtime assistance
- Dysphagia management
- Alternate feeding measures
- Tube feedings
- Intravenous feeding
- Progressive self feeding programs
Chapter 13 Fluids, and Intake and Output197-203
- Why fluids are important
- Maintaining fluid balance
- Edema
- Dehydration
- Measuring fluid intake and output
- Calculating measurements
Chapter 14 Gastrointestinal and Urinary Systems 204-220
- Anatomy and physiology of urinary system
- Urinary system changes associated with aging
- Urinary elimination
- Bladder retraining program
- Urinary tract infections
- Catheter care
- Anatomy and physiology of the gastrointestinal tract
- Digestive changes related to aging
- Bowel elimination
- Constipation, impactions and diarrhea
- Bowel retraining
Chapter 15 The Resident's Environment 221-230
- The resident's unit and equipment
- Bedmaking
unoccupied bed
occupied bed
- Handling linen
Chapter 16 Rehabilitation and Restorative Concepts 231-242
- Hazards of immobility
- Rehabilitation
- Adaptive/assistive devices
- Rehabilitation team
- Restorative programs
- Contractures and their prevention
- Range of motion
- Restorative equipment
- Prosthesis
Chapter 17 Dementia Care 243-255
- Causes of dementias and cognitive impairment
- Alzheimer disease
- Communication with the dementia resident
- Conducive environment for the dementia resident
- Dealing with behavioral disturbances
- Validation therapy
Chapter 18 Death, Dying and Grieving 256-261
- Death and dying
- Grief
- Signs of approaching death
- Meeting resident's needs
- Maintaining comfort
- Post mortem care
Chapter 19 Special Care and Procedures 262-268
- Specimen collection
- Applying elastic hose
- Measuring heights and weights
- Use of oxygen
- Special needs of a resident with a cast
Chapter 20 Common Health Problems 269-279
- Seizures
- Osteoporosis
- Congestive heart failure
- Diabetes mellitus
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Cerebrovascular accident
- Transient ischemic attacks
Review for Final Test 280-285
Reference 286
Index 287-292
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