Unit 1: Introduction To Health Care -- Chapter 1: Health care system -- Health care delivery, past and present -- Health care organizations -- Types of health care organizations -- Structure of health care organizations -- Oversight of a the health care system -- Ensuring quality health care -- Protecting health care workers -- Paying for health care -- Private and group insurance -- Medicare -- Medicaid -- Chapter 2: Nursing assistant -- Nursing, past and present -- Education of the nursing assistant -- OBRA requirements for certification -- Responsibilities of the nursing assistant -- Nursing team -- Delegation -- Chapter 3: Professionalism and job-seeking skills -- What is a professional? -- What is a work ethic? -- Punctuality -- Reliability -- Accountability -- Conscientiousness -- Courtesy and respectfulness -- Honesty -- Cooperativeness -- Empathy -- Desire to learn -- Personal health and hygiene -- Maintaining your physical health -- Maintaining your emotional health -- Personal hygiene and appearance -- Job-seeking skills -- Defining the ideal job -- Finding job openings -- Preparing resumes, cover letters, and reference lists -- Submitting applications -- Going on interviews -- Leaving a job -- Chapter 4: Legal and ethical issues -- Patients' and residents' rights -- Patients' rights -- Residents' rights -- Advance directives -- Laws: a way of preserving patients' and residents' rights -- Violations of civil law -- Violations of criminal law-abuse -- Ethics: guidelines for behavior -- Professional ethics -- Personal ethics -- Chapter 5: Communication skills -- What is communication? -- Communicating effectively -- Tactics that enhance communication -- Blocks to effective communication -- Conflict resolution -- Telephone communication -- Communication among members of the health care team -- Reporting -- Recording -- Nursing process -- Chapter 6: Those we care for -- Patients, residents, and clients -- Growth and development -- Infancy (birth to 1 year) -- Toddlerhood (1 to 3 years) -- Preschool (3 to 5 years) -- School-age (5 to 12 years) -- Adolescence (12 to 20 years) -- Young adulthood (20 to 40 years) -- Middle adulthood (40 to 65 years) -- Later adulthood (65 to 75 years) -- Older adulthood (75 years and beyond) -- Basic human needs -- Maslow's hierarchy of human needs -- Human sexuality and intimacy -- Culture and religion -- Quality of life -- Person's family -- Unit 2: Safety -- Chapter 7: Communicable disease and infection control -- What is a microbe? -- Bacteria -- Viruses -- Fungi -- Parasites -- Defenses against communicable disease -- Immune system -- Antibiotics -- Communicable disease and the chain of infection -- Infection control in the health care setting -- Medical asepsis -- Surgical asepsis -- Barrier methods -- Isolation precautions -- Standard precautions -- Transmission-based precautions -- Procedure 7-1: Handwashing (hand hygiene) -- Procedure 7-2: Removing gloves -- Procedure 7-3: Putting on a gown -- Procedure 7-4: Removing a gown -- Procedure 7-5: Putting on and removing a mask -- Procedure 7-6: Removing more than one article of personal protective equipment (PPE) -- Procedure 7-7: Double-bagging (two assistants) -- Chapter 8: Bloodborne and airborne pathogens -- Bloodborne diseases -- Bloodborne transmission -- Hepatitis and HIV/AIDS -- Protecting yourself from bloodborne diseases -- Airborne diseases -- Airborne transmittal -- Tuberculosis (TB) -- Protecting yourself from airborne diseases -- Chapter 9: Workplace safety -- Protecting your body -- Ergonomics -- ABCs of good body mechanics -- Lifting and back safety -- Following procedures -- Preventing falls -- Preventing chemical injuries -- Preventing electrical shocks -- Fire safety -- Preventing fires -- Reacting to a fire emergency -- Disaster preparedness -- Workplace violence -- Chapter 10: Patient safety and restraint alternatives -- Accidents and incidents -- Risk factors -- Avoiding accidents -- Reporting accidents and incidents -- Restraints -- Use of restraints -- Complications associated with restraint use -- Restraint alternatives -- Applying restraints -- Procedure 10-1: Applying a vest restraint -- Procedure 10-2: Applying wrist or ankle restraints -- Procedure 10-3: Applying lap or waist (belt) restraints -- Chapter 11: Positioning lifting, and transferring patients and residents -- Positioning patients and residents -- Basic positions -- Repositioning a person -- Transferring patients and residents -- Transferring a person to and from a wheelchair or chair -- Transferring a person to and from a stretcher -- Transferring a person using a mechanical lift -- Assisting a person with walking (ambulating) -- Procedure 11-1: Moving a person to the side of the bed (one assistant) -- Procedure 11-2: Moving a person to the side of the bed (two assistants) -- Procedure 11-3: Moving a person up in bed (one assistant) -- Procedure 11-4: Moving a person up in bed (two assistants) -- Procedure 11-5: Raising a person's head and shoulders -- Procedure 11-6: Turning a person onto his or her side -- Procedure 11-7: Logrolling a person (two assistants) -- Procedure 11-8: Applying a transfer (gait) belt -- Procedure 11-9: Transferring a person from a bed to a wheelchair (one assistant) -- Procedure 11-10: Transferring a person from a bed to a wheel (two assistants) -- Procedure 11-11: Transferring a person from a wheelchair to a bed -- Procedure 11-12: Transferring a person from a bed to a stretcher (four assistants) -- Procedure 11-13: Transferring a person from a stretcher to a bed (four assistants) -- Procedure 11-14: Transferring a person using a mechanical lift (two assistants) -- Procedure 11-15: Assisting a person with sitting on the edge of the bed ("dangling") -- Procedure 11-16: Assisting a person with walking (ambulating) -- Chapter 12: Basic first aid and emergency care -- Responding to an emergency -- Basic life support (BLS) measures -- Emergency situations -- Heart attacks and strokes -- Fainting (syncope) -- Seizures -- Hemorrhage -- Shock -- Airway obstructions (chocking) -- Chain of survival -- Procedure 12-1: Performing abdominal trusts in conscious adults and children older that 1 year -- Procedure 12-2: Relieving a foreign-body airway obstruction in unconscious adults and children older than 1 year -- Procedure 12-3: Performing chest thrust in conscious adults and children older than 1 year -- Procedure 12-4: Clearing the airway in conscious infant -- Procedure 12-5: Clearing the airway in an unconscious infant --

Unit 3: Basic Patient And Resident Care -- Chapter 13: Patient or resident environment -- Patient or resident unit -- Hospitals -- Long-term care facilities -- Staff work areas -- Assisted-living facilities -- Home health care -- Ensuring comfort -- Cleanliness -- Odor control -- Ventilation -- Room temperature -- Lighting -- Noise control -- Furniture and equipment -- Beds -- Chairs -- Over-bed tables -- Storage units -- Call light and intercom systems -- Privacy curtains and room dividers -- Other equipment -- Personal items -- Chapter 14: Admissions, transfers, and discharges -- Admissions -- Admissions process -- Tactics for making anew patient or resident feel welcome -- Transfers -- Discharges -- Chapter 15: Bedmaking -- Linens and other supplies for bedmaking -- Linens -- Other bedmaking supplies -- Handling of linens -- Standard bedmaking techniques -- Closed (unoccupied) beds -- Occupied beds -- Procedure 15-1: Making an unoccupied (closed) bed -- Procedure 15-2: Making an occupied bed -- Chapter 16: Vital signs, height and weight -- What do vital signs tell us? -- Measuring and recording vital signs -- Body temperature -- Factors affecting the body temperature -- Measuring the body temperature -- Normal and abnormal findings -- Pulse -- Factors affecting the pulse -- Measuring the pulse -- Normal and abnormal findings -- Respiration -- Factors affecting respiration -- Measuring respiration -- Normal and abnormal findings -- Blood pressure -- Factors affecting blood pressure -- Measuring blood pressure -- Normal and abnormal findings -- Height and weight -- Measuring height and weight -- Measuring vital signs in children -- Procedure 16-1: Measuring an oral temperature (glass or electronic thermometer) -- Procedure 16-2: Measuring a rectal temperature (glass or electronic thermometer) -- Procedure 16-3: Measuring an axillary temperature (glass or electronic thermometer) -- Procedure 16-4: Measuring a tympanic temperature (tympanic thermometer) -- Procedure 16-5: Taking a radial pulse -- Procedure 16-6: Taking an apical pulse -- Procedure 16-7: Counting respirations -- Procedure 16-8: Measuring blood pressure -- Procedure 16-9: Measuring height and weight using an upright scale -- Procedure 16-10: Measuring weight using a chair scale -- Procedure 16-11: Measuring height and weight using a tape measure and a sling scale -- Chapter 17: Comfort and rest -- Physical and emotional benefits of rest and sleep -- Normal sleep -- Factors that can affect sleep -- Nursing assistant's role in promoting rest and sleep -- Pain -- How people respond to pain -- Recognizing and reporting pain -- Treatments for pain -- Nursing assistant's role in managing pain -- Procedure 17-1: Giving a dry heat application with an aquamatic pad -- Procedure 17-2: Giving a moist cold application -- Procedure 17-3: Giving a dry cold application -- Chapter 18: Cleanliness and hygiene -- Benefits of personal hygiene -- Scheduling of routine care -- Assisting with oral care -- Providing oral care for a person with natural teeth -- Providing oral care for a person with dentures -- Providing oral care for an unconscious person -- Assisting with perineal care -- Providing perineal care for female patients and residents -- Providing perineal care for male patients and residents -- Assisting with skin care -- Bathing -- Massage -- Procedure 18-1: Brushing and flossing the teeth -- Procedure 18-2: Providing oral care for a person with dentures -- Procedure 18-3: Providing oral care for an unconscious person -- Procedure 18-4: Providing female perineal care -- Procedure 18-5: Providing male perineal care -- Procedure 18-6: Assisting with a tub bath or shower -- Procedure 18-7: Giving a complete bed bath -- Procedure 18-8: Giving a partial bed bath -- Procedure 18-9: Giving a back massage -- Chapter 19: Grooming -- Assisting with hand and foot care -- Care of the hands -- Care of the feet -- Assisting with dressing and undressing -- Assisting with hair care -- Shampooing the hair -- Styling the hair -- Preventing tangles -- Assisting with shaving -- Assisting men -- Assisting women -- Assisting with the application of make-up -- Procedure 19-1: Assisting with hand care -- Procedure 19-2: Assisting with foot care -- Procedure 19-3: Assisting a person with dressing -- Procedure 19-4: Changing a hospital gown -- Procedure 19-5: Shampooing a person's hair in bed -- Procedure 19-6: Combing a person's hair -- Procedure 19-7: Shaving a person's face -- Chapter 20: Basic nutrition -- Food and how our bodies us it -- Types of nutrients -- Balanced diet -- Factors that affect food choices and eating habits -- Special diets -- Meal time -- Preparing for meal time -- Assisting the person to eat -- Feeding dependent patients and residents -- Measuring and recording food intake -- Other ways of providing fluids and nutrition -- Intravenous (IV) therapy -- Enteral nutrition -- Total parenteral nutrition (TPN, hyperalimentation) -- Fluids and hydration -- Fluid balance -- Offering fluids -- Measuring and recording intake an output -- Procedure 20-1: Feeding a dependent person -- Chapter 21: Assisting with urinary and bowel elimination -- Assisting with elimination -- Elimination equipment -- Promoting normal elimination -- Obtaining urine and stool specimens -- Urinary elimination -- Measuring urine output -- Urinary catheterization -- Urinary incontinence -- Bowel elimination -- Problems with bowel elimination -- Enemas -- Rectal suppositories -- Caring for a person with an ostomy -- Procedure 21-1: Assisting a person with using a bedpan -- Procedure 21-2: Assisting a man with using a urinal -- Procedure 21-3: Collecting a routine urine specimen -- Procedure 21-4: Collecting a midstream(clean catch) urine specimen -- Procedure 21-5: Collecting a stool specimen -- Procedure 21-6: Providing catheter care -- Procedure 21-7: Emptying a urine drainage bag -- Procedure 21-8: Administering a soapsuds enema -- Procedure 21-9: Providing routine ostomy care -- Unit 4: Death And Dying -- Chapter 22: Caring for people who are terminally ill -- Stages of grief -- Wills -- Dying with dignity -- Advance directives -- Hospice care -- Effects of caring for the terminally ill on the caregiver -- Chapter 23: Caring for people who are dying -- Caring for a dying person -- Meeting the dying person's physical needs -- Meeting the dying person's emotional needs -- Care of the family -- Postmortem care -- Procedure 23-1: Providing postmortem care --

Unit 5: Structure And Function Of The Human Body -- Chapter 24: Basic body structure and function -- How is the body organized? -- Cells -- Tissues -- Organs -- Organ systems -- Health and disease -- Categories of disease -- Risk factors for disease -- Chapter 25: Integumentary system -- Structure of the integumentary system -- Skin -- Accessory structures (appendages) -- Function of the integumenary system -- Protection -- Maintenance of fluid balance -- Regulation of body temperature -- Sensation -- Vitamin D production -- Elimination and absorption -- Effects of aging on the integumentary system -- Changes in physical appearance -- Fragile, dry skin -- Thickening of the nails -- Less efficient temperature regulation -- Disorders of the integumentary system -- Pressure ulcers -- Wounds -- Burns -- Lesions -- Procedure: 25-1: Assisting the nurse with a dressing change -- Chapter 26: Musculoskeletal system -- Structure of the musculoskeletal system -- Skeletal system -- Muscular system -- Function of the musculoskeletal system -- Protection -- Support -- Movement -- Heat production -- Calcium storage -- Production of blood cells -- Effects of aging on the musculoskeletal system -- Loss of bone tissue -- Loss of muscle mass -- Wear and tear on the joints -- Disorders of the musculoskeletal system -- Osteoporosis -- Arthritis -- Muscular dystrophy -- Fractures -- Amputations -- General care measures -- Range-of-motion exercises -- Procedure 26-1: Assisting a person with passive range-of-motion exercises -- Chapter 27: Respiratory system -- Structure of the respiratory system -- Airway -- Lungs -- Function of the respiratory system -- Ventilation -- Gas exchange -- Effects of aging on the respiratory system -- Less efficient ventilation -- Increased risk of respiratory infections -- Disorders of the respiratory system -- Infections -- Asthma -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) -- Cancer -- Pneumothorax and hemothorax -- Respiratory therapy -- Oxygen therapy -- Mechanical ventilation -- Suctioning -- General care measures -- Observation -- Promoting comfort -- Chapter 28: Cardiovascular system -- Structure of the cardiovascular system -- Blood -- Blood vessels -- Lymphatic system -- Heart -- Function of the cardiovascular system -- Transport -- Regulation -- Protection -- Effects of aging on the cardiovascular system -- Less efficient contraction -- Decreased elasticity of the arteries and veins -- Decreased numbers of blood cells -- Disorders of the cardiovascular system -- Disorders of the blood -- Disorders of the blood vessels -- Disorders of the heart -- Diagnosis of cardiovascular disorders -- Chapter 29: Nervous system -- Structure of the nervous system -- Central nervous system -- Peripheral nervous system -- Function of the nervous system -- Regulation of the internal environment -- Interaction with the external environment -- Effects of aging on the nervous system -- Slowed conduction times -- Memory changes -- Disorders of the nervous system -- Transient Ischemic Attacks (TIAs) -- Stroke -- Parkinson's disease -- Epilepsy -- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) -- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, LOU Gehrig's Disease) -- Head injuries -- Coma and persistent vegetative state -- Spinal cord injuries -- Diagnosis of neurologic disorders -- Chapter 30: Sensory system -- Structure of the sensory system -- General sense -- Touch -- Position -- Pain -- Taste and smell -- Sight -- Structure of the eye -- Function of the eye -- Effects of aging on the eye -- Disorders of the eye -- Caring for eyeglasses, contact lenses, and prosthetic eyes -- Hearing and balance -- Structure of the ear -- Function of the ear -- Effects of aging on the ear -- Disorders of the ear -- Procedure 30-1: Assisting a person with an in-the-ear hearing aid -- Chapter 31: Endocrine system -- Structure of the endocrine system -- Function of the endocrine system -- Pituitary gland -- Pineal gland -- Thyroid gland -- Parathyroid glands -- Thymus gland -- Adrenal glands -- Pancreas -- Sex glands -- Effects of aging on the endocrine system -- Disorders of the endocrine system -- Pituitary gland disorders -- Thyroid gland disorders -- Adrenal gland disorders -- Diabetes mellitus -- Chapter 32: Digestive system -- Structure of the digestive system -- Digestive tract -- Accessory organs -- Function of the digestive system -- Digestion -- Absorption -- Excretion -- Effects of aging on the digestive system -- Less efficient chewing and swallowing -- Less efficient digestion -- Increased risk for constipation -- Disorders of the digestive system -- Ulcers -- Hernias -- Gallbladder disorders -- Cancer -- Diagnosis of digestive disorders -- Chapter 33: Urinary system -- Structure of the urinary system -- Kidneys -- Ureters -- Bladder -- Urethra -- Function of the urinary system -- Removal of liquid wastes -- Maintenance of homeostasis -- Effects of aging on the urinary system -- Disorders of the urinary system -- Infections -- Neurogenic bladder -- Kidney stones (renal calculi) -- Kidney (rental) failure -- Tumors -- Diagnosis of urinary disorders -- Chapter 34: Reproductive system -- Female reproductive system -- Structure of the female reproductive system -- Function of the female reproductive system -- Effects of aging on the female reproductive system -- Disorders of the female reproductive system -- Common diagnostic procedures -- Common surgical procedures -- Male reproductive system -- Structure of the male reproductive system -- Function of the male reproductive system -- Effects of aging on the male reproductive system -- Disorders of the male reproductive system -- Common diagnostic procedures -- Sexually transmitted infections -- Types of sexually transmitted infections -- Prevention of sexually transmitted infections --

Unit 6: Special Care Concerns -- Chapter 35: Caring for people with rehabilitation needs -- Rehabilitation and restorative care -- Settings for rehabilitation -- Phases of rehabilitation -- Rehabilitation team -- Types of rehabilitation -- Physical rehabilitation -- Emotional rehabilitation -- Vocational rehabilitation -- Factors affecting the rehabilitation effort -- Nursing assistant's role in rehabilitation and restorative care -- Specific rehabilitation measures -- Integumentary system -- Musculokeletal system -- Cardiovascular system -- Nervous system -- Endocrine system -- Digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems -- Chapter 36: Caring for people with developmental disabilities -- What is a developmental disability? -- Special needs of people with developmental disabilities -- Special education -- Protection of rights -- Emotional and social needs -- Types of developmental disabilities -- Mental retardation -- Down syndrome -- Autism -- Cerebral palsy -- Fragile X syndrome -- Fetal alcohol syndrome -- Spina bifida -- Hydrocephalus -- Caring for a person with a developmental disability -- Communicating with a person with a developmental disability -- Meeting the physical needs of a person with a developmental disability -- Chapter 37: Caring for with mental illness -- Mental illness -- Coping mechanisms -- Defense mechanisms -- Causes and treatment of mental illness -- Types of mental illness -- Anxiety disorders -- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) -- Depression -- Bipolar disorder (manic depression) -- Schizophrenia -- Substance abuse disorders and addiction -- Eating disorders -- Caring for a person with mental illness -- Listening and observing -- Assisting with activities of daily living (ADLs) -- Chapter 38: Caring for people with dementia -- What is Dementia? -- Causes of dementia -- Alzheimer's disease -- Vascular dementia -- Lewy body dementia -- Frontotemporal dementia -- Behaviors associated with dementia -- Types of behaviors -- Managing difficult behaviors -- Caring for a person with dementia -- Meeting the physical needs of a person with dementia -- Meeting the emotional needs of a person with dementia -- Caring for the person with late-stage dementia -- Effects on the caregiver of caring for the person with dementia -- Chapter 39: Caring for people with cancer -- What is cancer? -- Types of cancer -- Causes of cancer -- Detection of caner -- Warning signs of cancer -- Routine physical examinations and screening tests -- Treatment of cancer -- Caring for a person with cancer -- Meeting the physical needs of a person with cancer -- Meeting the emotional needs of a person with cancer -- Chapter 40: Caring for people with HIV/AIDS -- What is Aids? -- Who is at risk for HIV/AIDS? -- Global health crisis -- Protection of rights -- Caring for a person with AIDS -- Meeting the physical needs of a person with AIDS -- Meeting the emotional needs of a person with AIDS -- Unit 7: Acute Care -- Chapter 41: Caring for surgical patients -- Care of the pre-operative patient -- Emotional preparation -- Physical preparation -- Care of the post-operative patient -- Preventing complications -- Assisting with positioning -- Assisting with nutrition -- Assisting with elimination -- Assisting with hygiene -- Assisting with walking (ambulation) -- Procedure 41-1: Applying anti-embolism (TED) stockings -- Chapter 42: Caring for mother and newborns -- Antepartum (prenatal) period -- Physical changes in pregnancy -- Routine prenatal care -- Complications during pregnancy -- Meeting the pregnant woman's physical needs -- Meeting the pregnant woman's emotional needs -- Labor and delivery -- Labor -- Delivery -- Immediately following delivery -- Postpartum period -- Care of the mother -- Care of the baby -- Chapter 43: Caring for pediatric patients -- Caring for infants -- Meeting the infant's physical needs -- Meeting the infant's emotional needs -- Meeting the infant's need for safety -- Caring for toddlers -- Meeting the toddler's physical needs -- Meeting the toddler's emotional needs -- Meeting the toddler's need for safety -- Caring for preschoolers -- Meeting the preschooler's physical needs -- Meeting the preschooler's emotional needs -- Meeting the preschooler's needs for safety -- Caring for school-age children -- Meeting the school-age child's physical needs -- Meeting the school-age child's emotional needs -- Meeting the school-age child's need for safety -- Caring for adolescents -- Meeting the adolescent's physical needs -- Meeting the adolescent's emotional needs -- Meeting the adolescent's need for safety -- Child abuse -- Forms of abuse -- Risk factors for child abuse -- Role of the nursing assistant in reporting abuse -- Unit 8: Home Health Care -- Chapter 44: Introduction to home health care -- What is home health care? -- Paying for home health care -- Health care team -- Responsibilities of the home health aide -- Personal care -- Homemaking -- Qualities of the successful home health aide -- Ability to work independently -- Ability to be organized and manage time -- Reliability -- Ability to set professional boundaries -- Chapter 45: Safety and infection control in the home health care setting -- Workplace safety -- Accidents and medical emergencies -- Abusive situations -- Infection control -- Maintaining a sanitary environment -- Using standard precautions -- Personal safety -- Appendix A: Answers to the what did you learn? exercises -- Appendix B: Introduction to the language of health care -- Medical terminology -- Anatomical terms -- Directional terms -- Terms used to describe body cavities -- Terms used to describe the abdominal area -- Abbreviations -- Glossary -- Index.

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