Lippincott Textbook for Nursing Assistants (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781975198909)

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.

Author: Pamela J. Carter
ISBN-10: 1975198905
ISBN-13: 9781975198909
Publisher: LWW
Language: English
Published: 06/07/2023
Pages: 944
Format: Paperback
Weight: 3.45lbs
Size: 10.90h x 8.40w x 1.00d