This best-selling, eighth-edition book offers comprehensive coverage of the theory and skills required of nursing assistants in acute care, long-term care, and home health care settings. This competency-based text includes all the essential information required to pass the competency evaluation exam required by the Omnibus Reconciliation Act-1987 (OBRA) as well as advanced nursing assistant skills. It includes 143 procedures that identify OBRA requirements; the need for personal protective equipment as outlined by standard precautions; and related video segments on Delmarís Nursing Assistant Video Series, 3E. This proven book can help you master the skills you need to succeed as a nursing assistant.

This best-selling competency-based learning system provides comprehensive coverage of the theory and skills required for nursing assistants working in acute, long-term, and home health care settings. It includes all of the essential information needed to pass the competency evaluation exam required by the Omnibur Reconciliation Act (OBRA) as well as advanced nursing assistant skills. The innovative book, workbook, video series, and instructor support materials include 143 step-by-step procedures that emphasize patient/client rights, safety issues, and infection control guidelines. ALSO AVAILABLE - INSTRUCTOR SUPPLEMENTS CALL CUSTOMER SUPPORT TO ORDER Student Workbook

(Deceased) Former Professor Emeritus Nursing and Life Science Long Beach City College, CAEsther Caldwell, MA, PhD, is a Consultant in Vocational Education.RN, C, MSEd, Director of Education

Brief Table of Contents SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION TO NURSING ASSISTING Unit 1 Community Health Care Unit 2 Role of the Nursing Assistant Unit 3 Consumer Rights and Responsibilities in Health Care Unit 4 Ethical and Legal Issues Affecting the Nursing Assistant SECTION 2 SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES Unit 5 Medical Terminology and Body Organization Unit 6 Classification of Disease SECTION 3 BASIC HUMAN NEEDS AND COMMUNICATION Unit 7 Communication Skills Unit 8 Observation, Reporting, and Documentation Unit 9 Meeting Basic Human Needs Unit 10 Comfort, Pain, Rest, and Sleep Unit 11 Developing Cultural Sensitivity SECTION 4 INFECTION AND INFECTION CONTROL Unit 12 Infection Unit 13 Infection Control SECTION 5 SAFETY AND MOBILITY Unit 14 Environmental and Nursing Assistant Safety Unit 15 Patient Safety and Positioning Unit 16 The Patients Mobility: Transfer Skills Unit 17 The Patients Mobility: Ambulation SECTION 6 MEASURING AND RECORDING VITAL SIGNS, HEIGHT, AND WEIGHT Unit 18 Body Temperature Unit 19 Pulse and Respiration Unit 20 Blood Pressure Unit 21 Measuring Height and Weight SECTION 7 PATIENT CARE AND COMFORT MEASURES Unit 22 Admission, Transfer, and Discharge Unit 23 Bedmaking Unit 24 Patient Bathing Unit 25 General Comfort Measures SECTION 8 PRINCIPLES OF NUTRITION AND FLUID BALANCE Unit 26 Nutritional Needs and Diet Modifications SECTION 9 SPECIAL CARE PROCEDURES Unit 27 Warm and Cold Applications Unit 28 Assisting with the Physical Examination Unit 29 The Surgical Patient Unit 30 Caring for the Emotionally Stressed Patient Unit 31 Death and Dying SECTION 10 OTHER HEALTH CARE SETTINGS Unit 32 Care of the Elderly and Chronically Ill Unit 33 The Organization of Home Care: Trends in Health Care Unit 34 The Nursing Assistant in Home Care Unit 35 Subacute Care Unit 36 Alternative, Complementary, and Integrative Approaches to Patient Care SECTION 11 BODY SYSTEMS, COMMON DISORDERS, AND RELATED CARE PROCEDURES Unit 37 Integumentary System Unit 38 Respiratory System Unit 39 Circulatory (Cardiovascular) System Unit 40 Musculoskeletal System Unit 41 Endocrine System Unit 42 Nervous System Unit 43 Gastrointestinal System Unit 44 Urinary System Unit 45 Reproductive System Unit 46 Care of the Patient with Cancer SECTION 12 EXPANDED ROLE OF THE NURSING ASSISTANT Unit 47 Rehabilitation and Restorative Services Unit 48 Obstetrical Patient and Neonate Unit 49 Pediatric Patient Unit 50 Special Advanced Procedures SECTION 13 RESPONSE TO BASIC EMERGENCIES Unit 51 Response to Basic Emergencies SECTION 14 MOVING FORWARD Unit 52 Employment Opportunities and Career Growth