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Lippincott Textbook for Nursing Assistants: A Humanistic Approach to
Caregiving
Workbook for Lippincott’s Textbook for Nursing Assistants
Pamela Carter
/ 978-1-4511-9474-6 / $34.99 / March, 2015 / Book
Instructor Resources for Lippincott's Textbook for Nursing Assistants
Pamela Carter
/ 978-1-4511-9467-8 / $ / March, 2015 / Online Software
Free Ancillary:
Upsell:
·New Guidelines boxes
that focus on care of the elderly patient or resident have been added to various chapters.
·All procedures have been updated
to reflect current practice and the NNAAP 2012 skill revisions and are accompanied by
new photos and art.
·Current procedures
on pulse oximetry, blood glucose testing, and tub and shower bathing have been integrated throughout.
·A new, two-chapter unit
covers nursing assistant care with residents in long-term care settings.
·Updated statistics, MyPlate nutritional guidelines, and 2010 AHA BLS guidelines
have been integrated throughout the text.
·An expanded home health care unit
now features contributions from experts in the field.
·Guidelines (“What You Do/Why You Do It”) boxes
summarize the whys and hows for carrying out key nursing assistant
actions.
·Tell the Nurse! Notes
summarize observations that the nursing assistant needs to report to the nurse.
·Stop and Think! Scenarios
encourage students to solve real world problems in the types of complex situations they will
encounter in the workplace.
·Helping Hands and a Caring Heart: Focus on Humanistic Health Care boxes
encourage students to empathize with those in
their care so they can effectively meet patients’ and residents’ emotional and spiritual needs, as well as their physical needs.
·Empowering online learning tools
that help students master key content include
Watch and Learn/Listen and Learn Audio and
Video Clips
and an
interactive audio glossary
that pronounces vocabulary words, defines them, and uses them in a sentence.
·Procedure boxes
emphasizing the concepts of privacy, safety, infection control, and comfort begin with a “Why You Do It?”
statement, followed by clear, concise step-by-step instructions (including “Getting Ready” and “Finishing Up” steps). Photographs
and illustrations are included to clarify procedural steps as necessary.
·Chapter-ending summary sections
presented in a unique narrative outline format help students to review the key concepts of
the chapter.
·What Did You Learn? multiple-choice and matching exercises
similar to state certification exam questions allow students to
evaluate their understanding. Answers are provided at the end of the book.
·Nursing Assistants Make a Difference! sections
include first-person accounts from patients, residents, clients, or family
members describing how a nursing assistant has had a positive impact on their lives or the lives of their loved ones. These stories
help students see that they are vital members of the health care team and inspire them to go the “extra mile” in providing the
highest quality of holistic health care.
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