UNIT 1

INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH CARE

Chapter 1

The Health Care System

Chapter 2

The Nursing Assistant’s Job

Chapter 3

Professionalism and Job-Seeking Skills

Chapter 4

Communication Skills

Chapter 5

Those We Care For

Chapter 6

The Patient’s or Resident’s Environment

UNIT 2

THE HUMAN BODY IN HEALTH AND DISEASE

Chapter 7

Basic Body Structure and Function

Chapter 8

Common Disorders

Chapter 9

Rehabilitation and Restorative Care

UNIT 3

SAFETY

Chapter 10

Infection Control

Chapter 11

Workplace Safety

Chapter 12

Patient and Resident Safety

Chapter 13

Basic First Aid and Emergency Care

UNIT 4

BASIC PATIENT AND RESIDENT CARE

Chapter 14

Assisting With Repositioning and Transferring

Chapter 15

Assisting With Exercise

Chapter 16

Bedmaking

Chapter 17

Measuring and Recording Vital Signs, Height and Weight

Chapter 18

Assisting with Hygiene

Chapter 19

Preventing Pressure Ulcers and Assisting with Wound Care

Chapter 20

Assisting with Grooming

Chapter 21

Assisting with Nutrition

Chapter 22

Assisting With Urinary Elimination

Chapter 23

Assisting With Bowel Elimination

Chapter 24

Assisting with Comfort

UNIT 5

SPECIAL CARE CONCERNS

Chapter 25

Caring for People Who Are Dying

Chapter 26

Caring for People With Dementia

Chapter 27

Caring for People With Developmental Disabilities

Chapter 28

Caring for People With Cancer

Chapter 29

Caring for People With HIV/AIDS

Chapter 30

Caring for People Who Are Having Surgery

Chapter 31

Caring for People in the Home Environment

Appendix A

Answers to the What Did You Learn? Exercises

Appendix B

Introduction to the Language of Health Care

Glossary

Index