Table of Contents

 

 

 

1

Introduction to Hospitals and Nursing Centers

1

2

The Nursing Assistant

8

3

Work Ethics

15

4

Communicating with the Health Team

21

5

Understanding the Person

28

6

Body Structure and Function

34

7

Care of the Older Person

46

8

Promoting Safety

52

9

Preventing Falls

53

10

Restraint Alternatives and Safe Restraint Use

61

11

Preventing Infection

67

12

Body Mechanics

74

13

Safely Handling, Moving, and Transferring the Person

79

14

Assisting with Comfort

85

15

Assisting with Hygiene

92

16

Assisting with Grooming

99

17

Assisting with Urinary Elimination

104

18

Assisting with Bowel Elimination

111

19

Assisting with Nutrition and Fluids

118

20

Assisting with Assessment

126

21

Assisting with Specimens

136

22

Assisting with Exercise and Activity

140

23

Assisting with Wound Care

146

24

Assisting with Oxygen Needs

153

25

Assisting with Rehabilitation and Restorative Nursing Care

158

26

Caring for Persons with Common Health Problems

162

27

Caring for Persons with Mental Health Problems

172

28

Caring for Persons with Confusion and Dementia

176

29

Assisting with Emergency Care

181

30

Caring for the Dying Person

187

 

Procedure Checklists

193

 

Competency Evaluation Review

338

 

Textbook Chapters Review

342

 

Practice Examination 1

400

 

Practice Examination 2

405

 

Skills Evaluation Review

410

 

Answers to Review Questions in Textbook Chapters Review

425

 

Answers to Practice Examination 1

427

 

Answers to Practice Examination 2

431