Assisting in long-term care
By: Barbara R. Hegner ; contributing author, Mary Jo Mirlenbrink Gerlach.
Contributors: Gerlach, Mary Jo.
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Delmar Thomsom Learning; Thomson Delmar Learning
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Clifton Park, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 734
ISBN-13: 9781401899547
Subjects: Long-term care of the sick.; Nurses' aides -- Training of.; Nursing home care.; Long-Term Care -- methods.; Nurses' Aides.; Nursing Care -- methods.; Nursing Homes.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The long-term care facility; title: The caregivers; title: The nursing assistant in long-term care; title: Communication and interpersonal skills; title: The language of health care; title: Observation, documentation, and reporting; title: Residents' rights; title: Safety; title: Emergencies; title: Infection; title: Infection control; title: The long-term care resident; title: The psychosocial aspects of aging; title: Alternative and culturally based health behaviors; title: Care of the residents' environment; title: Caring for the residents' personal hygiene; title: Meeting the residents' nutritional needs; title: Meeting the residents' elimination needs; title: Measuring and recording residents' data; title: Admission, transfer, and discharge; title: Warm and cold applications; title: Restorative and rehabilitative care of the resident; title: Restoring residents' mobility; title: Caring for residents with cardiovascular disorders; title: Caring for residents with respiratory system disorders; title: Caring for residents with endocrine system disorders; title: Caring for residents with reproductive system disorders; title: Caring for residents with musculoskeletal system disorders; title: Caring for residents with nervous system disorders; title: Alzheimer's disease and related disorders (caring for the cognitively impaired resident); title: Caring for residents with developmental disabilities; title: Caring for the dying resident; title: Caring for the person in subacute care; title: Caring for the person in the home setting; title: Seeking employment.