Workbook to Accompany Assisting In Long-Term Care

Fourth Edition
Author: Barbara Hegner; Joan Fritsch Needham
ISBN #: 0766834808
©2002   Publish Date: 10/05/2001
Binding: PB
Pages: 280
Publisher: Cengage Learning

Price: $123.95

Description:

This workbook to accompany the best-selling book Assisting in Long-Term Care, 4th Edition, helps learners reinforce thier knowledge of essential concepts. numerous exercises in each lesson are presented in a variety of formats. This variety challenges learners to think about the content in different ways. In the Student Activities part of the workbook, each lesson contains: Behavioral objectives, Summary of text lesson, Enrichment exercises, Clinical situation questions to apply learning to practical scenarios, and Clinical focus questions to integrate learning.

Product Benefits:

• "Message to the Learner" guides the learner in using the text and workbook for maximum benefit.
• "The Learning Process" gives practical tips by exploring the three steps of learning: listening actively, studying effectively, and practicing carefully.
• "Student Performance Record" keeps track of successful demonstration of text procedures.
• Flash cards of common word parts (combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes) help the learner master terminology.

Table of Contents:

A Message to the Learner. The Learning Process. Part 1 Student Activities. Section 1 The Long-Term Care Setting. Lesson 1 The Long-Term Care Facility. Lesson 2 The Caregivers. Lesson 3 The Nursing Assistant in Long-Term Care. Section 2 Communication Skills. Lesson 4 Communication and Interpersonal Skills. Lesson 5 The Language of Health Care. Lesson 6 Observation, Documentation, and Reporting. Section 3 Protecting Residents'' Rights and Safety. Lesson 7 Residents'' Rights. Lesson 8 Safety. Lesson 9 Emergencies. Lesson 10 Infection. Lesson 11 Infection Control. Section 4 Characteristics of the Long-Term Care Resident. Lesson 12 The Long-Term Care Resident. Lesson 13 The Psychosocial Aspects of Aging. Lesson 14 Alternative Health Practices. Section 5 Meeting the Residents'' Basic Needs. Lesson 15 Care of the Residents'' Environment. Lesson 16 Caring for the Residents'' Personal Hygiene. Lesson 17 Meeting the Residents'' Nutritional Needs. Lesson 18 Meeting the Residents'' Elimination Needs. Section 6 Special Nursing Assistant Activities. Lesson 19 Measuring and Recording Residents'' Data. Lesson 20 Admission, Transfer, and Discharge. Lesson 21 Warm and Cold Applications. Section 7 Introduction to Restorative Care. Lesson 22 Restorative/Rehavilitative Care of the Resident. Lesson 23 Restoring Residents'' Mobility. Section 8 Residents with Specific Disorders. Lesson 24 Caring for Residents with Cardiovascular System Disorders. Lesson 25 Caring for Residents with Respiratory System Disorders. Lesson 26 Caring for Residents with Endocrine System Disorders. Lesson 27 Caring for Residents with Reproductive System Disorders. Lesson 28 Caring for Residents with Musculoskeletal System Disorders. Lesson 29 Caring for Residents with Nervous System Disorders. Section 9 Residents with Special Needs. Lesson 30 Alzheimer''s Disease and Related Disorders (Caring for the Cognitively Impaired Resident). Lesson 31 Caring for Residents with Development Disabilities. Lesson 32 Caring for the Dying Resident. Lesson 33 Caring for the Person in Subacute Care. Section 10 Employment. Lesson 34 Seeking Employment. Part 2 Student Performance Record. Part 3 Flash Cards.

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