Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care: Long-Term Care, 6th Edition

Hartman Publishing's comprehensive nursing assistant training textbook includes detailed information about long-term care and basic coverage of subacute and acute care. This newly updated edition contains the following: In-depth information on resident rights, including instructional boxes throughout on promoting independence and newly-expanded material on preventing abuse and neglect New information on sickle cell disease and related therapies, concussion and traumatic brain injury, point-of-care testing, DVT and pulmonary embolism, and workplace safety Up-to-date, comprehensive material on infection prevention, including new information about Enhanced Barrier Precautions Many new photos and more website resources Expanded coverage of medical terminology Material on anatomy and physiology with an emphasis on normal changes of aging and the importance of observing and reporting Updated nutrition information on special diets and texture-modified foods for residents with dysphagia Current information on legal issues such as HIPAA, the Patient Self-Determination Act, the Elder Justice Act, and advance directives and related medical orders One chapter containing subacute and acute care information, including preoperative and postoperative care, types of surgery and anesthesia, as well as mechanical ventilation, chest tubes, and artificial airways Chapter-ending material that develops critical thinking and tests chapter comprehension Comprehensive testing section available to instructors, including 48 chapter exams (two sets of exams for each chapter), two final exams, and a critical thinking exam, along with a practice exam for students taking the certification test Table of procedures, common abbreviations list, appendix with math review, and glossary