Author: Sue C. Roe

Designed for a short course, The Nursing Assistant: Foundations of Holistic Caregiving, Brief Edition presents the key information students need to become a nursing assistant. With this text’s sharp focus on holistic care, students learn how to provide the care required of nursing assistants, while integrating and considering residents’ bodies, minds, and spirits. Students will learn how to address the needs of residents, while providing high-quality care that is safe, effective, and compassionate. Richly illustrated step-by-step procedures teach students how to perform the tasks required of a nursing assistant in a long-term care facility, which is what distinguishes this version from the Comprehensive book. By mastering these skills, students will be prepared to pass the certification competency examination. The text and its supplements also include abundant reinforcement opportunities and practice questions for the certification competency examination, challenging students to apply what they have learned and preparing them for success when taking the exam.

This EARLY RELEASE Online Textbook will be replaced with the Reflowable Online Textbook, coming soon!

Table of Contents

Abbreviated Contents

The Nursing Assistant Brief 3e, Online Textbook

• Front Matter
• 1 The Holistic Nursing Assistant
• 2 Understanding Healthcare
• 3 Legal and Ethical Practice
• 4 Safe Practice
• 5 Emergencies and Disasters
• 6 Holistic Care
• 7 Human Behavior, Needs, and Work-Life Balance
• 8 Infection Prevention and Control
• 9 The Body’s Anatomy and Physiology
• 10 Diseases, Conditions, and Pain
• 11 Communication and Caring
• 12 Appreciating Differences
• 13 Planning, Observing, and Documenting Care
• 14 Mobility
• 15 Vital Signs, Height, and Weight
• 16 Physical Examination and Specimen Collection
• 17 Restful Environment
• 18 Personal Hygiene
• 19 Healthy Eating and Nutritional Challenges
• 20 Hydration and Elimination
• 21 Mental and Emotional Health, Disabilities, and Neurocognitive Disorders
• 22 End-of-Life Care
• 23 Certification, Employment, the Workplace, and Lifelong Learning
• Appendix A Word Parts
• Appendix B Metric Conversion Table
• Appendix C Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
• Glossary
• Index