Preface

V

1

Understanding Healthcare Settings

1

2

The Nursing Assistant and the Care Team

5

3

Legal and Ethical Issues

11

4

Communication and Cultural Diversity

17

5

Preventing Infection

27

6

Safety and Body Mechanics

35

7

Emergency Care and Disaster Preparation

41

8

Human Needs and Human Development

45

9

The Healthy Human Body

53

10

Positioning, Lifting, and Moving

61

11

Admitting, Transferring, and Discharging

65

12

The Resident’s Unit

69

13

Personal Care Skills

73

14

Basic Nursing Skills

79

15

Nutrition and Hydration

85

16

Urinary Elimination

95

17

Bowel Elimination

99

18

Common Chronic and Acute Conditions

103

19

Confusion, Dementia, and Alzheimer’s Disease

115

20

Mental Health and Mental Illness

123

21

Rehabilitation and Restorative Care

129

22

Special Care Skills

133

23

Death and Dying

139

24

Introduction to Home Care

145

25

Infection Prevention and Safety in the Home

149

26

Medications in Home Care

153

27

New Mothers, Infants, and Children

157

28

Meal Planning, Shopping, Preparation, and Storage

163

29

The Clean, Safe, and Healthy Home Environment

167

30

Managing Time, Energy, and Money in the Home

173

31

Caring for Your Career and Yourself

175

Procedure Checklists

181

Practice Exam

237