<p>Provide safe and effective care in any type of long-term care setting! <b>Mosby's Textbook for Long-Term Care Nursing Assistants</b> 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.</p> <br /> <br /> <ul> <li><b>Content on OBRA and Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS)</b> is highlighted, emphasizing national regulations and rules Ñ this knowledge is required for certification.</li> <li><b>Clear, readable writing style</b> makes the material easy to understand.</li> <li><b>More than 100 procedures</b> include step-by-step instructions for completing skills, divided into pre-, procedure, and post-procedure sections.</li> <li><b>Over 800 full-color photos and drawings</b> provide clear, visual explanations of concepts and actions.</li> <li><b>Companion CD</b> helps you learn and review with 25 interactive procedures, along with learning exercises, an audio glossary, and the Body Spectrum A&P review.</li> <li><b><i>Promoting Safety and Comfort</i> boxes</b> offer guidelines to enhance safe and effective care and covers reimbursement restrictions for institution-caused conditions.</li> <li><b><i>Delegation Guidelines</i></b> detail what you should know before accepting specific delegated tasks.</li> <li><b><i>Quality of Life</i> focus</b> reminds you to show respect for the resident with simple courtesies.</li> <li><b><i>Quality of Life</i> boxes</b> reinforce the importance of the resident's rights and well-being as mandated by OBRA.</li> <li><b><i>Teamwork and Time Management</i> boxes</b> provide specific guidelines to help you work most efficiently, whether independently or as part of the nursing team.</li> <li><b><i>Focus on Communication</i> boxes</b> help you communicate clearly to residents and avoid making them feel uncomfortable. </li> <li><b>Skills covered on the National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP) certification exam</b> are marked with a special flag.</li> <li><b><i>Caring about Culture</i> boxes</b> help you be sensitive to the various practices of other cultures.</li> <li><b><i>Residents with Dementia</i> boxes</b> help you meet the special needs of residents with dementia.</li> <li><b>Charting examples</b> demonstrate correct recording methods to ensure accuracy in practice.</li> <li><b>Spanish health care terminology</b> in the appendix helps you communicate with Spanish-speaking residents and family members.</li> <li><b>Student resources on the Evolve website</b> include skills video clips, audio glossary, useful Spanish vocabulary and phrases, skills evaluation, and checklists.</li> <li style="list-style: none"><br /></li> </ul> <br /> <br /> <ul> <li><b>New chapters and expanded content</b> help you care for residents with acute and chronic conditions that previously may have required hospitalization.</li> <li><b>Unique! Key abbreviations</b> are listed at the beginning of each chapter.</li> <li><b>Unique! Multi-language vocabulary list</b> helps you communicate with patients who speak a foreign language.</li> <li><b>Skills video clips on the free companion Evolve website</b> provide visual instructions for performing key procedures.</li> <li style="list-style: none"><br /></li> </ul>