Mosby's Textbook for Long-Term Care Assistants: Residential, home and community aged care

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.