Includes index.

1. The Nursing Assistant Working in Long-Term Care -- 2. Resident Rights, Ethics, and Laws -- 3. Work Ethics -- 4. Communicating With the Health Team -- 5. Assisting with the Nursing Process -- 6. Understanding the Resident -- 7. Culture and Religion -- 8. Body Structure and Function -- 9. The Older Person -- 10. Sexuality -- 11. Safety -- 12. Preventing Falls -- 13. Restraint Alternatives and Safe Restraint Use -- 14. Preventing Infection -- 15. Body Mechanics and Safe Resident Handling, Moving, and Transfers -- 16. The Resident's Unit -- 17. Bedmaking -- 18. Hygiene -- 19. Grooming -- 20. Nurtrition and Fluids -- 21. Nutritional Support and IV Therapy -- 22. Urinary Elimination -- 23. Bowel Elimination -- 24. Exercise and Activity -- 25. Comfort, Rest, and Sleep -- 26. Oxygen Needs and Respiratory Therapies -- 27. Measuring Vital Signs -- 28. Assisting with the Physical Examination -- 29. Collecting and Testing Specimens -- 30. Admissions, Transfers, and Discharges -- 31. Wound Care -- 32. Pressure Injuries -- 33. Hearing, Speech, and Vision Problems -- 34. Cancer, Immune System, and Skin Disorders -- 35. Nervous System and Musculoskeletal Disorders -- 36. Cardiovascular and Respiratory System Disorders -- 37. Digestive and Endocrine System Disorders -- 38. Urinary and Reproductive System Disorders -- 39. Mental Health Problems -- 40. Confusion and Dementia -- 41. Developmental Disabilities -- 42. Rehabilitation and Restorative Nursing Care -- 43. Assisted Living -- 44. Basic Emergency Care -- 45. End-of-Life Care -- 46. Getting a Job-Career Management.