Being a Long-Term Care Nursing Assistant, Updated [Paperback]

Judith B. Eighmy (Author), Connie Will-Black (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0835951693 | ISBN-13: 978-0835951692 | Publication Date: December 8, 1997 | Edition: 4 Upd Sub

This book takes a "systems approach" to present the latest principles and practices in long-term care. Also includes up-to-date coverage of standard precautions, OBRA, advance directives and residents' rights.

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From the Publisher

Now revised and updated to reflect the changing health care environment, this fourth edition contains both the elements that have made it successful in the past and new material designed to reflect the present. The requirements included in the OBRA regulations have been expanded. Residents' rights receive even greater emphasis. A new chapter has been added to address the emerging subacute programs. Throughout the text, multicultural issues have been expanded. The successful systems approach has been continued so that learning is organized in a way proven to be easy for the student. Several threads are woven into each chapter including: infection control, safety, resident choice and control, legal and ethical aspects, normal versus abnormal aging, rehabilitation and cultural awareness. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Back Cover

Being a Long-Term Care Nursing Assistant, 5/e

Connie Will-Black
Judith B. Eighmy, President, Pacific Healthcare Consultants

Written by nurses currently practicing and teaching in the long-term care field, this basic skills text focuses on the knowledge and skills needed to do the day-to-day job of a certified nursing assistant in a long-term care facility. It's full-color, extensively illustrated format, accessible reading level, and the consistent format of each section make the text particularly appropriate for today's adult learners. Meeting all required curriculum as outlined by federal regulators, Being A Long-Term Care Nursing Assistant is ideal for certification exam preparation.

New to the Fifth Edition

• Comprehensive chapters on end-of-life care and certification exam preparation.
• Chapter summaries, case studies, and multiple-choice questions.
• The Center for Disease Control's guidelines for Standard and Transmission Based precautions.
• Chapter opening features that highlight practical ways to carry out safe and effective procedures with tips from instructors from around the country.
• A margin glossary to call attention to key words and their definitions at the point of use.
• Chapter-ending summaries and self-study questions.
• A comprehensive Companion Website (www.prenhall.com/will-black) that provides a variety of study questions with immediate feedback, hyperlinks, and an audio glossary.

Other Titles of Interest
Grubbs/Blasband, The Long-Term Care Nursing Assistant, 2/e, 2000 (0-13-013253-5)
Wolgin, Being a Nursing Assistant, 8/e, 2000 (0-13-084083-1)

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 4 Upd Sub edition (December 8, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0835951693
• ISBN-13: 978-0835951692
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,982,836 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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