Mosby's Textbook for Long-Term Care Assistants | 
 enlarge | Authors: Sheila A. Sorrentino, Bernie Gorek
Publisher: Mosby
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 4
Pages: 800
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Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 8.6 x 1.5
ISBN: 0323019196
Dewey Decimal Number: 610.736
EAN: 9780323019194
ASIN: 0323019196
Publication Date: January 21, 2003
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Product Description
This popular text provides complete coverage of the knowledge and skills nursing assistants need to work in a long-term care facility. The concise, readable, highly visual format appeals to learners of all levels. The clear, logical presentation of procedures, with hundreds of large, full-color photos and drawings, makes it easy for students to learn and understand. This new edition addresses the expanding role of the nursing assistant in long-term care, providing additional coverage of assisted living, restraint alternatives, transfers, wound care, elderly abuse, and restorative nursing.
- Covers all of the knowledge and skills needed by the nursing assistant in long-term care.
- An attractive, full-color design engages students' interest.
- Over 100 procedures stressing the quality of life are divided into pre-, procedure, and post-procedure sections for easier learning.
- Hundreds of full-color photos and drawings add visual appeal and show students how to perform important tasks.
- What You Will Learn and Key Terms with definitions help students focus on essential information and better understand chapter content.
- Caring About Culture boxes provide insight and awareness about the practices of various cultures.
- NNAAP Highlighted skills alert students to procedures that are part of the National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP)
- Residents with Dementia boxes detail special care considerations for residents with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
- Quality of Life boxes present actions and considerations that nursing assistants can use to provide care according to the OBRA mandate to enhance/protect residents' rights and improve their overall well-being.
- OBRA content is highlighted throughout to reinforce the importance of adhering to these federal standards.
- Focus on Rehabilitation and Subacute Care boxes provide students with information and insights to effectively care for these special residents.
- Chapter Review Questions help students evaluate learning.
- UNIQUE! Mosby's Nursing Assistant CD-ROM, bound in the text, includes 25 procedures with corresponding video clips & exercises, an audio glossary, and Body Spectrum - an electronic anatomy coloring book.
- Lower reading level (6.7) makes comprehension easy for all levels of learners.
- Delegation Guidelines detail what the student needs to know and understand before accepting delegated tasks.
- Charting examples demonstrate correct recording methods.
- Safety Alerts highlight actions that ensure the safety of both residents and staff.
- New chapter on Restraint Alternatives and Safe Restraint Use.
- New chapter on Assisted Living discusses caring for residents in these settings.
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 Mosby's Textbook for Long-term care Nursing Assistants April 27, 2003
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought this book along with other recommended reference books for CNAs, and in my opinion this one is the best. It is absolutely a pleasure to read, easy to follow procedures, great color pictures and illustrations. Very user-friendly format. I was actually looking forward to study time using this book.
I would also recommend the Workbook that supplements this textbook.
 Out of date in body mechanics/transfers/safety November 30, 2002
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
As a nursing instructor working closely with rehab we found this book out of date, with no changes in transfers, body mechanics that have been updated for safety throughout the years. The demos show transfers with staff using poor body mechanics, leaning over residents, not using lower legs using lower back muscles. Moving a person to the side of the bed technique demonstratess segmental movement taking the resident out of body alignment. There are up to date techniques for this. Mercury thermometers are no longer used. A two person transfer to the wheelchair in this book involves picking up the resident from the back and lifting with someone in the front with the legs. if a resident needs this then a hoyer a must. For back safety! The Essentials of Nursing Assistants by Mosby Second Edition, includes the same outdated pictures and demonstrations.
Mosby's Textbook for Long-term Care Assistants April 18, 2000
K.M. Wells (USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
As a teacher of nursing assistants, I find the book to be the most helpful. Easy reading, descriptive drawings for the procedures they must learn and practice. I am looking forward to an addition of a "student Workbook". Although this textbook does has excellent chapter reviews with practice questions and answers. The State exam is 100 questions long and this helps them with not fearing answering multiple choice questions.
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