Nursing Assistant: A Nursing Process Approach

by Barbara Acello, Barbara Hegner

A longtime favorite among students, Acello/Hegner's NURSING A NURSING PROCESS APPROACH has prepared more nursing assistants for meaningful careers in acute care, long-term care and home health than any other text. Providing easy-to-understand explanations, the 12th Edition walks you step-by-step through more than 150 procedures, including key skills in patient handling and transfers, wound care, communication, safety and record keeping, as well as special care procedures for patients with medical devices, catheters and physical or mental impairments. Ensuring you have a solid foundation, it also explains essential background information on basic human anatomy, career planning and emerging health care trends. Vibrant color photos and illustrations bring chapter concepts to life, while numerous print and digital study tools help you maximize your course success.Important Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

1088 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 1, 2021