Previous edition: St. Louis: Elsevier, 2017

Includes bibliographical references and index

Health care agencies -- The person's rights -- The nursing assistant -- Delegation -- Ethics and laws -- Student and work ethics -- Communicating with the person -- Health team communications -- Medical terminology -- Body structure and function -- Growth and development -- The older person -- Safety -- Preventing falls -- Restraint alternatives and restraints -- Preventing infection -- Isolation precautions -- Body mechanics -- Moving the person -- Transferring the person -- The person's unit -- Bedmaking -- Oral hygiene -- Daily hygiene and bathing -- Grooming -- Dressing and undressing -- Urinary needs -- Urinary catheters -- Bowel needs -- Nutrition needs -- Fluid needs -- Nutritional support and IV therapy -- Vital signs -- Exercise and activity -- Comfort, rest, and sleep -- Admissions, transfers, and discharges -- Assisting with the physical examination -- Collecting and testing specimens -- The person having surgery -- Wound care -- Pressure injuries -- Heat and cold applications -- Oxygen needs -- Respiratory support and therapies -- Rehabilitation needs -- Hearing, speech, and vision problems -- Cancer, immune system, and skin disorders -- Nervous system and musculo-skeletal disorders -- Cardiovascular, respiratory, and lymphatic disorders -- Digestive and endocrine disorders -- Urinary and reproductive disorders -- Mental health disorders -- Confusion and dementia -- Intellectual and developmental disabilities -- Sexuality -- Caring for mothers and babies -- Assisted living -- Emergency care -- End-of-life care -- Getting a job

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