Table
of Contents
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1 |
Introduction to Hospitals and |
1 |
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2 |
The Nursing Assistant |
13 |
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Work Ethics |
32 |
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4 |
Communicating with the Health Team |
44 |
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Understanding the Person |
64 |
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Body Structure and Function |
76 |
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Care of the Older Person |
95 |
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Promoting Safety |
104 |
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Preventing Falls |
120 |
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10 |
Restraint Alternatives and Safe Restraint Use |
131 |
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Preventing Infection |
148 |
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12 |
Body Mechanics |
172 |
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13 |
Safely Handling, Moving, And Transferring the Person |
182 |
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14 |
Assisting with Comfort |
212 |
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15 |
Assisting with Hygiene |
238 |
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16 |
Assisting with Grooming |
267 |
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17 |
Assisting with Urinary Elimination |
288 |
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18 |
Assisting with Bowel Elimination |
309 |
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19 |
Assisting with Nutrition and Fluids |
322 |
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20 |
Assisting with Assessment |
348 |
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21 |
Assisting with Specimens |
374 |
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22 |
Assisting with Exercise and Activity |
388 |
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23 |
Assisting with Wound Care |
404 |
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24 |
Assisting with Oxygen Needs |
429 |
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25 |
Assisting with Rehabilitation and Restorative Nursing Care |
438 |
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26 |
Caring for Persons with Common Health Problems |
446 |
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27 |
Caring for Persons with Mental Health Problems |
479 |
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28 |
Caring for Persons with Confusion and Dementia |
489 |
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29 |
Assisting with Emergency Care |
503 |
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Caring for the Dying Person |
518 |
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Review Question Answers |
527 |
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APPENDICES |
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A |
National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP™) Written Examination
Content Online and Skills Evaluation |
529 |
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B |
Useful Spanish Vocabulary and Phrases |
530 |
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Glossary |
542 |
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Key Abbreviations |
548 |
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