Lippincott's Essentials for Nursing Assistants: A Humanistic Approach to Caregiving

by Pamela J. Carter

Provides the foundational concepts and facts that a nursing assistant needs to function competently in the workplace, be it a long-term care facility, an acute care facility, or a home health agency.  Because students enrolled in “essentials” courses — 1) have limited time to read/prepare for class and 2) many have difficulty reading, (learning disabilities, ESL students) — we have included only the most basic, essential information, with the understanding that this foundational knowledge will be supplemented by classroom instruction and on-the-job training.

714 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2006

Reviews

[Shauntelle James · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wanted to read this to discover what the scope of practice was for the average nursing assistant. I was expecting it to be a very complex topic. After reading this, I realized that nursing assistant play a very helpful role in the care environment. I discovered that nursing assistant must comply not only with expectations, but with task prominence. The book was very easy to read and gave a clear description of the everyday activities in the nursing role.