| Description |
vvviii, 734 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
The long-term care facility -- The caregivers -- The nursing assistant in long-term care -- Communication and interpersonal skills -- The language of health care -- Observation, documentation, and reporting -- Residents' rights -- Safety -- Emergencies -- Infection -- Infection control -- The long-term care resident -- The psychosocial aspects of aging -- Alternative and culturally based health behaviors -- Care of the residents' environment -- Caring for the residents' personal hygiene -- Meeting the residents' nutritional needs -- Meeting the residents' elimination needs -- Measuring and recording residents' data -- Admission, transfer, and discharge -- Warm and cold applications -- Restorative and rehabilitative care of the resident -- Restoring residents' mobility -- Caring for residents with cardiovascular disorders -- Caring for residents with respiratory system disorders -- Caring for residents with endocrine system disorders -- Caring for residents with reproductive system disorders -- Caring for residents with musculoskeletal system disorders -- Caring for residents with nervous system disorders -- Alzheimer's disease and related disorders (caring for the cognitively impaired resident) -- Caring for residents with developmental disabilities -- Caring for the dying resident -- Caring for the person in subacute care -- Caring for the person in the home setting -- Seeking employment |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Subject |
Long-term care of the sick.
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Nurses' aides -- Training of.
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Nursing home care.
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Long-Term Care -- methods.
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Nursing Assistants.
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Nursing Care -- methods.
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Nursing Homes.
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| Author |
Gerlach, Mary Jo.
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| LC no. |
2006001123 |
| ISBN |
1401899544 |
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9781401899547 |
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