Lippincott Textbook for Nursing Assistants Sixth, North American Edition 9781975198909

9781975198909 / Lippincott Textbook for Nursing Assistants Sixth, North American Edition

 by Pamela J Carter RN BSN MEd CNOR (Author)

Offering a holistic, comprehensive understanding of essential skills grounded in compassionate patient care, Lippincott Textbook for Nursing Assistants: A Humanistic Approach to Caregiving, 6th Edition, not only equips students for success as nursing assistants in any healthcare setting but empowers them to pursue career opportunities throughout the healthcare field.

Easy to read and rich with dynamic images and illustrations, this straightforward, conversational text clarifies the technical, communication, and critical thinking skills behind successful nursing assisting while fostering the humanistic perspective integral to meeting the individual needs of patients, residents, and clients. Proven learning aids throughout the text help students master critical information, accompanied by procedural guides and engaging exercises that reinforce clinical readiness.

The 6th edition has been significantly updated to make essential coverage more accessible and reflect the challenges students will encounter in today’s changing healthcare environment, from the latest developments in the management of communicable diseases to the impact of social issues on nursing practice. Advancing the humanistic approach for which the text is known, new content in each chapter helps students ensure respectful, inclusive patient care to all people.

NEW TO THIS EDITION:

• UPDATED! Revised and streamlined content incorporates the latest clinical practices, discoveries, advances, and clinical practices and keeps students focused on need-to-know concepts and skills. 
• NEW! Respect features at the end of each unit foster awareness of diverse backgrounds and cultures and help students build inclusive relationships with patients, residents, and clients.
• NEW! Updated nutrition and dietary recommendations reflect the 2020–2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the related art and descriptions of MyPlate.

From the Publisher

Develop an Inclusive, Humanistic Care Approach

Lippincott Textbook for Nursing Assistants, Sixth Edition provides you with the information you need for success as a Nursing Assistant, and equips you with the tools and outlook you need to ensure respectful and inclusive care for all patients.

The text is easy-to-read and conversational, and makes the complex technical, communicative, and critical thinking skills necessary for success as a nursing assistant approachable and easy to pick up and understand. A core, driving factor of the text is Respect, which serves to foster awareness of diverse backgrounds and ensure constructive and inclusive relationships between patients and caregivers.