Mosby's Essentials for Nursing Assistants

Mosby's Essentials for Nursing Assistants

<p>Designed for shorter programs of 85 hours or fewer, <b>Mosby's Essentials for Nursing Assistants<i>, 6</i>th Edition</b> provides coverage of the concepts and skills that are essential for becoming a nursing assistant. Known for its reader-friendly approach, and bright visual presentation, the text covers OBRA-mandated content including step-by-step procedures for 76 skills covered on the latest NATSEP certification exams. With focus on quality of life in the patient/person and self-pride in the nursing assistant this concise text emphasizes the importance of treating residents with respect while providing safe, competent, and efficient care. New features include <i>Focus on Math</i> to help you master the formulas and calculations necessary for safe and effective caregiving and <i>Focus on Pride: Application</i>, which directs you to focus on residents' emotional and mental needs during specific procedures.</p><ul><b><li>Over 75 <i>procedures</i> boxes </b>are divided into step-by-step format with instructions for performing each skill, including <i>Quality of Life</i> courtesies, <i>Pre-procedure</i>, <i>Procedure</i>, and <i>Post-Procedure</i> sections to make learning critical skills easier.</li><li><b>Concise coverage of nursing assistant content written at a 7<SUP>th</SUP> grade reading level </b>that's<b> </b>ideal and easy to use in classes with shorter hour requirements.</li><li><b><i>Promoting Safety and Comfort</i> boxes</b> highlight important considerations for providing safe and effective care while promoting patient comfort.</li><li><b><i>Focus on PRIDE</i> boxes </b>highlight personal and professional responsibility, rights and respect, independence and social interaction, delegation and teamwork, and ethics and laws, encouraging you to promote pride in the person, family, and themselves.</li><li><b><i>Caring about Culture</i> boxes </b>contain information to help you learn about the various practices of other cultures. </li><li><b><i>Focus on Practice</i> boxes at the end of each chapter </b>present short case scenarios with questions so students can consider practical applications for providing patient care.</li><li><b><i>Focus on Communication</i> boxes </b>suggest what to say and questions to ask when interacting with patients, residents, visitors, and the nursing team to ensure clear communication in practice.</li><li><b><i>Delegation Guidelines</b></i> identify the nursing assistant's specific responsibilities in accepting commonly delegated tasks.</li></ul><ul><b><li>NEW! <i>Getting a Job</i> chapter </b>describes the professional skills you need for seeking and landing a job after certification. </li><li><b>NEW! <i>Focus on Math</i> feature</b> increases your critical thinking and calculation skills to assist you in performing a variety of procedures.</li><li><b>NEW! <i>Urinary Catheters</i> chapter </b>focuses on safety concerns surrounding perineal care. </li><li><b>NEW! Content on <i>electronic communication</b></i> covers safety rules and wrongful use of electronic communication methods including cell phones and social media.</li><li><b>NEW! <i>Focus on Pride: Application</b></i> examines residents' emotional and mental wellbeing during care for specific issues. </li> </ul>