Mosby's Textbook for Long-Term Care Assistants

By Sheila A. Sorrentino and Bernie Gorek

Book Overview

Provide safe and effective care in any type of long-term care setting Mosby's Textbook for Long-Term Care Nursing Assistants provides a complete guide to the skills you need as a nursing assistant. More than 100 key procedures are described with clear, easy-to-learn instructions. Written by noted educator and author Sheila Sorrentino, this edition adds coverage that will help you care for residents with acute or chronic medical conditions.

Content on OBRA and Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) is highlighted, emphasizing national regulations and rules this knowledge is required for certification. Clear, readable writing style makes the material easy to understand. More than 100 procedures include step-by-step instructions for completing skills, divided into pre-, procedure, and post-procedure sections. Over 800 full-color photos and drawings provide clear, visual explanations of concepts and actions. Companion CD helps you learn and review with 25 interactive procedures, along with learning exercises, an audio glossary, and the Body Spectrum A&P review. Promoting Safety and Comfort boxes offer guidelines to enhance safe and effective care and covers reimbursement restrictions for institution-caused conditions. Delegation Guidelines detail what you should know before accepting specific delegated tasks. Quality of Life focus reminds you to show respect for the resident with simple courtesies. Quality of Life boxes reinforce the importance of the resident's rights and well-being as mandated by OBRA. Teamwork and Time Management boxes provide specific guidelines to help you work most efficiently, whether independently or as part of the nursing team. Focus on Communication boxes help you communicate clearly to residents and avoid making them feel uncomfortable. Skills covered on the National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP) certification exam are marked with a special flag. Caring about Culture boxes help you be sensitive to the various practices of other cultures. Residents with Dementia boxes help you meet the special needs of residents with dementia. Charting examples demonstrate correct recording methods to ensure accuracy in practice. Spanish health care terminology in the appendix helps you communicate with Spanish-speaking residents and family members. Student resources on the Evolve website include skills video clips, audio glossary, useful Spanish vocabulary and phrases, skills evaluation, and checklists. New chapters and expanded content help you care for residents with acute and chronic conditions that previously may have required hospitalization. Unique Key abbreviations are listed at the beginning of each chapter. Unique Multi-language vocabulary list helps you communicate with patients who speak a foreign language. Skills video clips on the free companion Evolve website provide visual instructions for performing key procedures.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0323075835
• ISBN13: 9780323075831
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Mosby
• Length: 816 Pages
• Weight: 3.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.5" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Textbook in great shape

Book was in excellent condition, and at a great price. Got it within a few days also.

Long term care Nursing Asssistant textbook.

Great condition, honestly the book looked alot better than i thought it would. There was no torn pages just a couple of markings but they described all that in there description. Over all i give a A++++

A must read with older parents.

Again, a must read with older parents. I thought the book was great with the course taken, and reading the book beyond any lecture provided information. And being the son of a very old father, it gave me much insight into the needs and care for father.

Mosby's Textbook for Long-term care Nursing Assistants

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.

Mosby's Textbook for Long-term Care Assistants

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.