North American Edition / ISBN: 978‑1‑9751‑9890‑9 / ($81.99 / £N/A / €N/A / AU$127.00) World
International Edition / ISBN: 978‑1‑9752‑1120‑2 / ($81.99 / £67.00 / €75.00 / AU$N/A) World exc US, CAN, AUS, NZ, PR, USVI
Approx. 1,008 pp. / Approx. 35 Tables / 8 3/8 x 10 7/8 / June 2023
Note to Booksellers: The previous edition published in February 2019 (North American Edition ISBN: 978-1-9751-0850-2, International Edition ISBN: 978-1-9751-2621-6).
Nursing • Fundamentals & Skills
Lippincott Textbook for Nursing Assistants
6th Edition
By Pamela J. Carter
Description
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.
Features
- 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.
- What Will You Learn? chapter openers introduce essential concepts at a glance.
- End-of-chapter Summaries and What Did You Learn? exercises reinforce key chapter takeaways.
- Procedures highlight important privacy, safety, infection control, and comfort concepts and guide students step by step through 79 common nursing assistant tasks.
- Guidelines boxes emphasize “What You Do” and “Why You Do It” to reinforce understanding of key tasks.
- Tell the Nurse! Notes alert students to observations that should be reported.
- Stop and Think! Scenarios provide critical practice solving complex, real-world nursing situations.
- Helping Hands and a Caring Heart: Focus on Humanistic Health Care boxes strengthen students’ empathy and help them meet the emotional, spiritual, and physical needs of patients and residents.
- Concerns for Long-Term Care detail specific considerations for effective care in long-term settings.
- Taking It to the Next Level: Advanced Skills callouts identify opportunities for further training and career advancement.