Mosby's textbook for long-term care assistants: text and Mosby's nurse assisting skills dvd (student version) package

This convenient, money-saving package is a must-have for nurse assisting students. It includes Sorrentino's Mosby's Textbook for Long-Term Care Assistants,5th edition and Mosby's Nursing Assistant Skills DVD - Student Version. INDICE: Basic PrinciplesRoles and responsibilities (RN, LPN, NA), information about when an action can be performed and when it cannotNursing process (5steps of Nursing Process, including nursing diagnosis and written plan of care)Delegation, including 5 rights of delegation and content on what a "task" isPatient and resident rights brief examples of how to promote rights in daily care activitiesCommunication (oral, written, non-verbal; reporting, charting, end-of-shift report, guidelines for how to communicate effectively)Medical asepsis (chain of infection, handwashing, examples of medical asepsis applied in daily care)Normal EliminationAssisting with a urinalAssisting with a bedpan, including standard and fracture bedpansProviding catheter care, also demonstrating application of condom catheterAdministering a cleansing enemaMeasurementsHeight and weightIntake and output, how to measure oral fluidsVital signsTemperature: oral, axillary, and rectal, using mercury-in-glass and electronic thermometersPulse: radial and apical; rate, rhythm and quality; how to locate apicalpulse and point of maximal/maximum impulseRespiration: rate, rhythm, effortBlood pressure: one-step and two-step methodsBathingThe complete bed bath, including gloving, how to place bath blanket and towels for privacyBack massage, including descriptions of techniques but not namesPerineal care for the female and for the male including gloving, draping, washing from "clean to dirty"BedmakingMaking the occupied bed, including making a mitered corner and toe pleatPersonal Hygiene and GroomingOral hygiene, including oral care for unconscious person, cleaning dentures, precautions for person at risk of aspirationHair care, including shampoo in bed and shaving the male patient's facial hairNail andfoot care, including shaping toenailsDressing, changing into pullover shirt and shorts; measuring for and application of TED hoseBody Mechanics and ExercisePrinciples of body mechanics and how to useMoving a person up in bed (with lift/draw sheet)Turning and positioning (to side-lying position)DanglingTransferfrom bed to wheelchair, using transfer beltPassive range-of-motion exercisesAmbulation, using gait belt, and heel oe gaitOrthostatic hypotension definition, signs/ symptoms, and precautionsSafety and RestraintsPreventing fallsUsing restraint alternatives, including proper use of side rails, bed and wheelchairlocksSafe use of restraints, what can be delegated to assistive personnel, application of vest restraint, extremity restraint, and finger-control mittenMonitoring restraint useNutrition and FluidsPreparing for meals, including creating a pleasant environment, attending to person's needs for elimination, hygiene, pain relief, socialization, meal plan; checking meal card against IDServingmeal trays, including use of "clock" technique for visually impaired person to help identify location of individual food itemsFeeding the dependent person,including positioning observations for person with dysphagia, signs of aspiration and difficulty swallowing, "pocketing" of food, help with washing hands and face, alternating liquids with solidsPreventing and Treating Pressure UlcersAssessing risk, causes, risks and signs of pressure ulcersMeasures to preventpressure ulcers, including skin inspection, skin care, positioning into 30-degree lateral position, position changes, pressure-relief devices, including air flotation mattress, elbow protector, foam foot stabilizer - the "heel boot"Measures to treat pressure ulcers (covered briefly)

• ISBN: 978-0-323-04892-7
• Editorial: Mosby
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Fecha Publicación: 28/09/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés