NPA Q4 2024

Nursing | Certified Nursing Assistant

Lippincott Essentials for Nursing Assistants, North American Edition 6th Edition Author Pamela J. Carter Description Lippincott Essentials for Nursing Assistants: A Humanistic Approach to Caregiving , 6th edition, is designed to streamline the path to success for Certified Nursing Assistants. This concise and approachable textbook delivers the foundational concepts and facts essential for competent and compassionate practice in various healthcare settings. Whether CNAs are training for a role in a long-term care facility, acute care facility, or another healthcare environment, this text provides the knowledge and skills they need to excel. Perfect for use in shorter, fast-paced programs, each chapter focuses on the most crucial concepts, breaking down information into easily digestible segments for improved retention. Features • Unique! Pam’s Pearls guide you to empathize with patients and deliver humanistic care. • Stop and Think! scenarios boost critical thinking by tackling complex nursing challenges encountered in the workplace. • Procedure boxes offer step-by-step guidance through 74 common procedures in accordance with the latest clinical practices, infection control standards, and the National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAP®) Skills List. • Stay current with revised content that leverages inclusive language, ensuring up-to-date knowledge in nutrition, infection control, and more. • Taking It to the Next Level: Advanced Skills provides advanced training for complex situations. • What You Do/Why You Do It boxes summarize the why and how of key nursing assistant actions to reinforce retention and understanding. • Tell the Nurse! notes signs and symptoms that should be reported to a nurse. • Concerns for Long-Term Care detail specific information needed to ensure effective care of senior residents in long-term care settings. • A companion Workbook reinforces understanding through multiple-choice, fill-in the-blank, think about it, and matching questions, as well as crossword puzzles, word jumbles, labeling, sequencing, and identification activities.

6th Edition ISBN: 9781975245917

Specs: Page Count: 720 Publication: 01-10-2024

Note to Booksellers: The previous edition published in 23-09-2020 5th Edition | ISBN: 9781975142575

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