Being A Nursing Assistant

For nursing assisting courses. This text discusses the basics of being a nursing assistant, from basic communication skills, to the admitting and discharging procedures used in many medical settings.

Now in its Second Edition, this textbook prepares students to work as nursing assistants in long-term care, acute care, and home health care settings, and provides a firm foundation for advancement to an LPN and ultimately an RN role. The book is written in a direct, conversational writing style with an emphasis on professionalism and humanism. This edition is significantly updated and has new photographs and illustrations. A front-of-book CD-ROM includes an audio glossary. An audiobook version of the entire text in MP3 format is available as a separate purchase. A student-edition DVD, containing selected procedures from Lippincott's Video Series for Nursing Assistants, is also available as a separate purchase.

For years, Being a Long-Term Care Nursing Assistant has been a text with a specific emphasis on "need-to-know" skills for nursing assistants in long-term care facilities. Its full-color, extensively illustrated format and accessible reading level make the text particularly appropriate for today's adult learners. Concept themes are reinforced throughout to help students place important concepts into an understandable context. Meeting all required curricula, as outlined by federal regulators, it is the ideal text for certification exam preparation.