{"product_id":"mosbys-textbook-for-nursing-assistants-hard-cover-version","title":"Mosby's Textbook for Nursing Assistants - Hard Cover Version","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook info:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mosby's Textbook for Nursing Assistants - Hard Cover Version (Hardcover, 896 pages) – Mosby, 2012. Language: English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eWith step-by-step instructions for over 100 nursing assistant procedures, Mosby's Textbook for Nursing Assistants, 8th Edition makes it easy to master the skills you need to succeed as a nursing assistant. Known for its visual approach and comprehensive, easy-to-read coverage, this market-leading text emphasizes the importance of the patient or resident as a person, communication, safety, comfort, effective delegation, and teamwork and time management. This edition provides expanded content on the person’s rights and pressure ulcers. The updated companion CD includes three new procedures, an updated audio glossary, and more. Written by respected educator Sheila Sorrentino and expert co-author Leighann Remmert, Mosby's Textbook for Nursing Assistants makes nurse assisting easy to learn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete coverage includes the knowledge and skills needed by the nursing assistant.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA clear, readable writing style is supplemented with hundreds of full-color photographs and illustrations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOver 100 procedures are divided into pre-procedure, procedure, and post-procedure sections for easier learning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSkills on the NNAAP® exam are highlighted throughout and have been updated to match the 2012 test plan.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDelegation Guidelines identify your specific responsibilities in accepting commonly delegated tasks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeamwork and Time Management boxes indicate ways you can efficiently work with and help nursing team members.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePromoting Safety and Comfort boxes detail measures and cautions for providing safe, effective patient care.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaring About Culture boxes help you learn about the beliefs and customs of other cultures so you can provide appropriate care.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFocus on Children and Older Persons boxes provide age-specific information about the special needs, considerations, and circumstances of children and older persons.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFocus on Long-Term Care andHome Care boxes highlight information vital to providing competent care in these settings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFocus on Communication boxes provide guidelines for what to say and ask when communicating with residents, visitors, and the nursing team.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKey abbreviations are included at the beginning of each chapter, with a comprehensive glossary at the back of the book. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKey terms introduce chapter content with the important words and phrases.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Review Questions are useful in guiding your study, reviewing what you have learned, and studying for a test or the competency evaluation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCD icons indicate skills included on the companion CD.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVideo clip icons indicate skills for which video clips are included on the free Evolve companion website.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVideo icons indicate skills included in the Mosby’s Nursing Assistant Video Skills 3.0 DVDs (sold separately).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Workbook and Competency Evaluation Review corresponds to chapters in the text and encourages learning with a wide variety of exercises and activities that challenge you to remember what you’ve learned. It also includes over 100 checklists, one for each procedure in the textbook. The Competency Evaluation Review includes content review, skills evaluation review, and two practice exams. Sold separately.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eNEW! The Person's Rights and Pressure Ulcers chapters cover these key areas.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNEW Focus on PRIDE boxes highlight personal and professional responsibility, rights and respect, independence and social interaction, delegation and teamwork, and ethics and laws to help you promote pride in the person, family, and yourself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo laminated, pocket-sized cards include information on normal vital signs, common measurement conversions, positioning, a 24-hour clock, and abdominal and lateral regions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eUpdated companion CD contains interactive procedures, including three new procedures, an updated audio glossary, and a new Spanish audio glossary with phrases and terms. An updated A\u0026amp;P review, Body Spectrum, is available on the CD and on the Evolve companion website.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \n\n                                         Editorial Reviews                   Review   \u003cp\u003eMaster the essential skills of today’s nursing assistant\u003c\/p\u003e                                           ","brand":"Sheila A. Sorrentino PhD RN, Leighann Remmert MS RN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46071057481962,"sku":"9780323080682","price":74.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/5301\/6298\/files\/51xfQWfqopL._SL1500.jpg?v=1781280711","url":"https:\/\/textbookme.store\/products\/mosbys-textbook-for-nursing-assistants-hard-cover-version","provider":"TextbookMe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}