Mosby's Textbook for Nursing Assistants

Known for its comprehensive coverage, readability, and visual presentation, Mosby’s Textbook for Nursing Assistants, 11th Edition helps prepare you to work in long-term care, acute care, and subacute care settings — and includes a practice scenario in each chapter to enhance your clinical judgment skills. It’s the most comprehensive text for CNA programs, packed with step-by-step instructions for more than 100 procedures. Lifespan coverage includes skills not only for adults and older residents, but also for maternity and pediatric patients, so you can be comfortable working in a variety of care settings. Shorter, more focused chapters allow you to learn in manageable portions and an enhanced art program clarifies important concepts and procedural steps.NEW! Chapter organization breaks material into manageable portions, improving your ability to retain important informationNEW! More images depicting culturally diverse patients and care takers increase the variety of persons represented in the textbookNEW! Shorter, more focused chapters help you retain important concepts and skills covered in the NATCEP certification examComplete coverage of the knowledge and skills needed to pass the state certification exam and engage in safe practiceClear writing at a seventh-grade reading level ensures accessibility for low-level learnersMore than 100 skills outlined in pre-procedure and post-procedure sections ensure you learn all the necessary steps to pass the skills portion of the certification examFocus on Math feature reviews mathematical calculations needed in various care measures and proceduresGetting a Job chapter covers the soft skills needed to seek and obtain employmentFocus on Surveys feature highlights the nursing assistant role during state inspectionsFocus on Practice: Problem Solving scenarios stimulate critical thinking about common situations encountered during practiceFocus on PRIDE: The Person, Family, and Yourself boxes build on chapter concepts to help promote pride in the nursing assistant, the resident, and the resident’s familyPromoting Safety and Comfort boxes emphasize the importance of the patient’s or resident’s safety and comfortDelegation Guidelines detail the specifics of accepting delegated tasksFocus on Children and Older Person boxes provide age-specific information about special needs, considerations, and circumstances of children and older personsFocus on Long-Term Care and Home Care boxes highlight information vital to providing competent care in the long-term and home care settingsFocus on Communication boxes provide guidelines for how to clearly communicate with residents and avoid comments that might make them uncomfortableCaring About Culture boxes contain information to help you learn about the various practices of other culturesTeamwork and Time Management boxes provide specific guidelines to help nursing assistants work most efficiently, whether independently or as part of the nursing teamChapter review questions are a useful study guide found at the end of each chapter