Nursing Home Nursing Assistant Facility Orientation Guide

The Nursing Assistant Facility Orientation Guide is written by Richard and Peg Tobin as a guide to help facilities welcome their new nursing assistants and give them a good understanding of what they need to know in each department in the facility in order to be successful in their new surroundings. Richard and Peg Tobin have worked for years in the post-acute setting and they know if you want to retain nursing assistants you need to give them the tools to do their jobs. Nursing assistants are the back bones to facilities; they are the foundation of which an organization builds. This guide is general yet specific at the same time. In healthcare things are constantly changing and being approved upon; therefore, there will be reports that are referred to with certain acronyms today but will become extinct in a year or so and new ones will be added. When changes happen; update your guide and move on. This guide will remain pertinent and a useful tool.Knowledge shines light on all questions. Take this guide and make your nursing assistants leaders.

The Nursing Home Director of Nursing Services Facility Orientation Guide was written by Peg Tobin and Richard Tobin as a guide to help a new Director of Nursing key-in on specific areas to learn about in each department of a post acute facility. It is also designed to help seasoned DON's become familiar with a new facility in an organized process. Peg and Richard Tobin have both worked in the capacity of Regional Managers and Corporate Leaders. Richard has been an administrator and Peg a director of nursing services; therefore, they are very familiar with the operations of a post acute facility and developed this guide from years of experience in the field. According to Peg and Richard in order for a leader to be successful they need to take the time to meet all of their associates and learn what is happening in each department from the associates. Once a leader has demonstrated they care about those that work with them; the associates will care to adopt the leader's vision. This guide is general yet specific at the same time. In healthcare things are constantly changing and being approved upon; therefore, there will be reports that are referred to that will become extinct and new ones added. When change happens update and move on. The guide will remain pertinent and a very useful tool.

The Nursing Home Administrator Facility Orientation Guide was written by Richard and Peg Tobin as a guide to help new administrators key-in on specific areas to learn about in each department of a post acute facility. It is also designed to help seasoned administrators become familiar with a new facility in an organized process. Richard and Peg Tobin have worked in the capacity of Regional Managers and Corporate Leaders. Richard has been an administrator and Peg has been a director of nursing; therefore, they are very familiar with the operations of a post acute facility and developed this guide from years of experience in the field. According to Richard and Peg in order for a leader to be successful they need to take the time to meet all of their associates and learn what is happening in each department from the associates. Once a leader has demonstrated they care about those that work with them; the associates will care to adopt the leader's vision. This guide is general yet specific at the same time. In healthcare things are constantly changing and being approved upon; therefore, there will be reports that are referred to that will become extinct and new ones added. When change happens update and move on. The guide will remain pertinent and a very useful tool.

Get more out of your textbook with this helpful study tool! Corresponding to the chapters in Cooper and Gosnell’s Foundations and Adult Health Nursing, 7th Edition, this study guide helps you learn, understand, and apply the concepts of LPN/LVN nursing. Hundreds of labeling, matching, and fill-in-the-blank questions are included, each with textbook page references. It also includes critical thinking questions based on clinical scenarios, and multiple-choice and alternate-format questions to help you review for the NCLEX-PN® examination. Learning activities help you meet content objectives, and include crossword puzzles, labeling, matching, completion, identification, NCLEX® exam-style multiple-choice review questions, and critical thinking questions. Page references are included for all activities except for the critical thinking questions, to facilitate your review. A complete answer key for the study guide is provided in the student resources on Evolve. NEW! An increased emphasis on NCLEX® review prepares you more effectively for the NCLEX-PN® examination, with more NCLEX-style alternate-format type questions and more critical thinking activities.

"Clearly written, accessible, and comprehensive, The Long-Term Care Nursing Assistant Training Manual is the ideal tool for training nursing facility and home health care staff. Thirty-four easy-to-follow modules include descriptions of all of the important procedures nursing assistants need to master." "Sensitively written modules on caring for people with dementia; working with depressed residents; and communicating with co-workers, residents, and their families provide nursing assistants with strategies for improving the quality of care they provide while avoiding frustration and burnout." "Written for nursing assistants by nurses, the manual includes short user-friendly modules that state learning objectives, define glossary terms, and include quizzes, making The Long-Term Care Nursing Assistant Training Manual the perfect training manual for direct care providers."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved