Description: This best-selling text provides the theoretical and skills content nursing assistants require for the successful completion of the certification test. A major goal of the content is to help nursing assistants develop an understanding of the principles of safe and effective care of residents in long-term care. Core values stressed include empathy, caring, communication skills, and respect for residents and their families. Special emphasis is placed on ensuring residents' rights, adequate nutrition and hydration, maintenance of mobility, psychosocial interactions, and a safe environment. Liberal illustrations aid in visual learning. The Student Workbook consists of study tips for the learner, activities organized by text lesson, learner performance from for all text procedures, and flashcards. For each lesson, the following is included: lesson objectives bulleted summary of lesson content, and activities (matching exercises, multiple choice questions, completion questions, true/false questions, naming exercises, definition/vocabulary exercises, and questions relating to the Clinical Focus at the beginning of the text lesson.

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