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Nursing Assistant: A Nursing
Process Approach, 10E |
Barbara Hegner; Barbara Acello; Esther Caldwell
ISBN-10: 1-4180-6606-0
ISBN-13: 978-1-4180-6606-2
Nursing Assistant: A Nursing Process Approach is the proven learning solution for competency-based, comprehensive content that will help prepare you to become a skilled nursing assistant in acute care, home care, or long-term care settings. There are more than 160 procedures presented in step-by-step format, and content is fully illustrated with over 1,000 photos and drawings. |
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$76.95 |
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Assisting in Long Term Care
, 5E |
Barbara Hegner; Mary Jo Mirlenbrink Gerlach
ISBN-10: 1-4018-9954-4
ISBN-13: 978-1-4018-9954-7
This comprehensive, user-friendly book provides the theoretical knowledge and skills content you need to successfully complete a nursing assistant certification exam. The book meets OBRA guidelines and prepares you to work in a variety of long-term care settings or sub-acute units in the hospital. |
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$86.95 |
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Nursing Assistant Illustrated |
Thomson Delmar Learning
ISBN-10: 1-4018-4134-1
ISBN-13: 978-1-4018-4134-8
Nursing Assistant Illustrated combines visual-oriented
learning with a skills-based approach. With over 100 procedures
presented in a step-by-step, illustrated format, the Nursing Assistant
will gain knowledge and mastery of the skills needed to practice
quality clinical care. This illustrated approach to learning will
be a benefit to anyone who is a visual learner, or who doesn't have
a strong command of the English language. |
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$35.95 |
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Nursing Assisting: Essentials for Long
Term Care, 2E |
Barbara Acello
ISBN-10: 1-4018-2752-7
ISBN-13: 978-1-4018-2752-6
The 2nd edition of Nursing Assisting: Essentials of Long Term Care is specifically designed to prepare individuals to take the state certification exams. It presents basic resident care information for long-term care facilities emphasizing the realities of clinical practice while offering solutions to common problems encountered in the practice. |
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$52.95 |
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Delmar's Basic Core Nursing Assistant DVD Series (Complete Series Only) |
Thomson Delmar Learning
ISBN-10: 1-4180-2959-9
ISBN-13: 978-1-4180-2959-3
Now Available on DVD: Delmar's Basic Core Skills for Nursing Assistant Videos presents over 40 core skills for nursing assistants in a step-by-step format. Designed to meet the special needs of nursing assistants, each video starts with the beginning procedure actions and ends with procedure completion actions.
This product may only be purchased as a complete series. |
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Delmar's Basic Core Nursing
Assistant Video Series |
Thomson Delmar Learning
Delmar's Basic Core Skills for Nursing
Assistant Videos presents over 40 core skills for nursing assistants
in a step-by-step format. Designed to meet the special needs of
nursing assistants, each video starts with the beginning procedure
actions and ends with procedure completion actions.
Each video module must be purchased separately.
For the complete set, please order the DVD Series above.
- Obstructed Airway; Handwashing;
Beginning and Completion Procedure Actions; Communication Skills
0-7668-6337-9
- Personal Protective Equipment;
Standard Precautions and Transmission-Based Precautions 0-7668-6338-7
- Positioning Transfers, and Ambulation
0-7668-6339-5
- Bedmaking and Bathing 0-7668-6340-9
- Bladder, Bowel, and Perineal
Care -07668-6341-7
- Oral Hygiene, Grooming, and
AM/PM Care 0-7668-6342-5
- Dressing, Meal Care, Restraints
0-7668-6343-3
- Vital Signs, Height, and Weight
0-7668-6344-1
- Observation/Reporting Guidelines;
Postmortem Care 0-7668-6345-X
- Range of Motion, and Mechanical
Lift 0-7668-6346-8
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Basic Medication Adminstration Skills |
Lena
L. Deter
ISBN-10: 1-4018-2595-8
ISBN-13: 978-1-4018-2595-9
Basic Medication Administration Skills provides
medical personnel with the basic knowledge and skills needed to
perform medication administration safely and effectively under
the clinical direction of the health care provider and supportive
clinicians.
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$53.95 |
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2008 PDR Nurse's Drug Handbook |
George R. Spratto, PhD
Adrienne L. Woods
ISBN-10: 1-4283-0531-9
ISBN-13: 978-1-4283-0531-1
With over 1,000 of the latest and most common FDA-approved drugs, the 2007 PDR® Nurse's Drug Handbook is a clinical necessity. Each drug monograph provides a wealth of facts including drug action, dosage, interactions, and contraindications.
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$39.95 |
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Nurse's Handbook of Behavorial and Mental Health Drugs |
Blanchard-Loeb
ISBN-10: 1-9301-3862-8
ISBN-13: 978-1-9301-3862-9
This handbook
provides accurate, timely, and reliable facts on hundreds of drugs
organized alphabetically. The drug entries include chemical and
therapeutic classes, indications and dosages, and nursing considerations.
The entries also give information on incompatibilities, contraindications,
and adverse reactions. It contains mechanism-of-action illustrations
that enhance the detailed explanations of how drugs work at the
cellular, tissue, or organ levels. |
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Basic Infection Control for Healthcare Providers |
Michael Kennamer
ISBN-10: 1-4180-1978-X
ISBN-13: 978-1-4180-1978-5
Basic Infection Control for Health Care Providers, Second Edition, is a clear and concise guide to preventing occupational exposure hazards and communicable and infectious diseases. This book includes coverage on how to safely protect oneself from infectious agents and what do in case of infectious exposure.
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$21.95 |
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Avoiding Falls, A Guidebook for Certified Nursing Assistants |
Rein Tideiksaar
ISBN-10:
1-4018-6576-3
ISBN-13:
978-1-4018-6576-4
Falls, whether causing injury or not, are key issues facing long-term care facilities today. Avoiding Falls: A Guidebook for Certified Nursing Assistants realizes the important role nursing assistants have in the care of their clients and that they play a key part in preventing falls. |
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$11.95 |
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Working
Safely in Health Care |
Deborah
Fell-Carlson
ISBN-10: 1-4180-0623-8
ISBN-13: 978-1-4180-0623-5
Finally, a
comprehensive resource on workplace safety designed with the health
care worker in mind! This book will show you how to protect yourself
and others from injury while on the job. You will be introduced
to stresses and hazards unique to the health care environment,
and provided with practical steps you can take to make work safer
for you. If you know how to make work safer for yourself, you
will be better equipped to provide a safe care environment for
your clients. |
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$42.95 |
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The Art of Dementia Care |
Daniel
Kuhn
Jane Verity
ISBN-10 :1-4018-9951-X
ISBN-13: 978-1-4018-9951-6
The Art of Dementia Care is a practical guide
intended for all who provide support, encouragement and care for
people with dementia. Using a relationship model of care, you will
learn how you can make a positive difference in the lives of those
with dementia. Discussion and examples will challenge you to reflect
on your attitude and behavior towards people with dementia and teach
you to provide thoughtful care to each person in your care. |
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$9.95 |
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Geriatric Nursing Care Plans |
Sheree Raye Comer, RN, MS
ISBN-10: 0-7668-5992-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-7668-5992-0
Care for your elderly patients with compassion, competence, and sound nursing skill. Delmar's Geriatric Nursing Care Plans, Third Edition, provides detailed information for nurses caring for the aging population. |
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$68.95 |
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Gerontology: Nursing Care of the Older Adult |
Mildred O. Hogstel, PhD, RN, C
ISBN-10: 0-7668-0729-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-7668-0729-7
Older adults are the fastest growing segment of our population and will require nurses and other health practitioners who are trained in their special needs. Here in this full color and highly illustrated text the reader will find a holistic approach to nursing care for the older population that addresses the physical, psychological, social and economic influences on the older adults health. |
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$112.95 |
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Communication Disability in Aging : From Prevention to Intervention |
Linda Worrall, Ph.D.; Louise Hickson, Ph.D.
ISBN-10: 0-7693-0015-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-7693-0015-3
This manual presents state-of-the-art theory and practical information on the management of communication disability in older adults. The role of speech-language pathologists and audiologists in prevention and intervention is covered in detail with a realistic view of multidisciplinary care settings.
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$82.95 |
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Transcultural Communication in Nursing |
Cora Munoz; Joan Luckmann
ISBN-10: 0-7668-4877-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-7668-4877-1
Transcultural Communication in Nursing,
Second Edition, is designed to
help students and practicing professionals increase their self-awareness
by recognizing possible biases and becoming more sensitive to cultural
differences. This new edition gives examples of exchanges between
the nurse and patients who hold various cultural values and beliefs.
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$51.95 |
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Mind Games: The Aging Brain and How to Keep It Healthy |
Kathleen Harmeyer
ISBN-10: 0-7668-1280-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-7668-1280-2
The brain, just like any other muscle, is strengthened through use. Mind Games teaches you the latest concepts on the workings of memory and how to apply them to "train your brain." |
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$27.95 |
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Nursing Assistant Survival Guide |
Karl Pillemer; Richard Hoffman; Martin Schumacher
ISBN-10: 0-9653-6292-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-9653-6292-4
With simple, no-nonsense
language and lighthearted illustrations, the Survival Guide
gives CNA's step-by-step information about how to handle specific
problems like: managing job stress, dealing with death on the job,
being a good communicator, getting along with your supervisor, relating
to family members, working with aggressive residents, and balancing
work and family. |
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$13.95 |
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Resident Assistant's Survival Guide |
Karl Pillemer; Rhoda Meador; Martin Schumacher
ISBN-10: 0-9653-6297-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-9653-6297-9
With simple, no-nonsense
language and lighthearted illustrations, The Resident Assistant's
Survival Guide gives your caregivers step-by-step tips on how
to handle specific, often difficult, problems like: getting along
with others as a team, being a good communicator, managing job stress,
dealing with death on the job, relating to family members, working
with aggressive residents, and balancing work and family.
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CNA Mentoring Made Easy |
Karl Pillemer; Rhoda Meador; Richard Hoffman; Martin Schumacher
ISBN-10: 0-9653-6295-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-9653-6295-5
CNA Mentoring Made Easy has everything your CNA trainer needs in one easy-to-use book. If your facility invests the time and energy, this program will help you reduce your facility's CNA turnover, save you money, and build a more loyal staff. |
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$56.95 |
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CNA Career Ladder Made Easy |
Karl Pillemer; Rhoda Meador; Richard Hoffman; Martin Schumacher
ISBN-10: 0-9653-6296-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-9653-6296-2
Instead of a career, most CNAs are offered
a locked-in, no-growth job which almost ensures that they will eventually
move on to something else. A career ladder program, on the other
hand, offers them a sense of pride and feeling of professionalism
in their position. If your facility invests the time and energy,
this program will help you reduce your facility's CNA turnover,
save you money, and build a more loyal staff. |
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$68.95 |
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Leading the Way: Busy Nurse's Guide to Supervision in Long Term Care |
Karl Pillemer; Rhoda Meador
ISBN-10: 0-9653-6294-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-9653-6294-8
Leading the Way, written by a team of experts in management and in long-term care, is an easy-to-read mini-handbook that takes the mystery out of management. Appropriate for the new charge nurse or the veteran supervisor, this 50-page straight-talking book covers such invaluable topics as: the essentials of leadership and team-building, the secrets of successful supervision, teaching and mentoring, and dealing with conflict. |
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$16.95 |
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Expert CNA's Illustrated Guide to Documentation |
Rhoda Meador; Martin Schumacher; Karl Pillemer
ISBN-10: 1-4018-4393-X
ISBN-13: 978-1-4018-4393-9
This booklet is intended for distribution to your entire frontline staff. It is focused on changing staff behaviors that sometimes compromise the quality of care they provide. Written in a punchy and entertaining style, with illustrations based on the real daily life of a CNA, this booklet addresses one of the most critical caregiving issues. |
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$40.95 |
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Abuse Proofing Your Facility: Practical Guide for Preventing Abuse |
Karl Pillemer; Diane A. Menio; Beth Hudson Keller
ISBN-10: 0-9653-6293-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-9653-6293-1
In straightforward, well-organized sections, Abuse-Proofing Your Facility gives you all the tools you need to dramatically lessen resident abuse in your facility. Written by three leading experts, this book can protect your residents and it can protect you from costly liability exposure. |
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