Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Health Care
2. The Person’s Rights
3. The Nursing Assistant
4. Ethics and Laws
5. Student and Work Ethics
6. Communicating with the Person
7. Health Team Communications
8. (NEW) Medical Terminology
9. Body Structure and Function
10. The Older Person
11. Safety Needs
12. Preventing Falls
13. Restraint Alternatives and Restraints
14. Preventing Infection
15. (NEW) Isolation Precautions
16. Body Mechanics
17. Moving the Person
18. Transferring the Person
19. The Person’s Unit
20. (NEW) Bedmaking
21. (NEW) Oral Hygiene
22. Daily Hygiene and Bathing
23. Grooming
24. (NEW) Dressing and Undressing
25. Urinary Needs
26. Urinary Catheters
27. Bowel Needs
28. Nutrition
29. (NEW) Meeting Nutrition Needs
30. Fluid Needs
31. Measurements
32. Exercise and Activity Needs
33. (NEW) Comfort and Rest Needs
34. Collecting Specimens
35. Wound Care
36. Pressure Injuries
37. Oxygen Needs
38. Rehabilitation Needs
39. Hearing, Speech, and Vision Problems
40. Common Health Problems
41. Mental Health Disorders
42. Confusion and Dementia
43. Emergency Care
44. End-of-Life Care
45. Getting a Job
Review Question Answers
Appendix A The Patient Care Partnership – Understanding Expectations, Rights, and Responsibilities (A Summary)
Appendix B National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP®) Written Evaluation Content Outline and Skills Evaluation
Appendix C Minimum Data Set: Selected Pages
Glossary
