From Nursing Assistant To Clinical Care Associate prepares nurse assistants and clinical care associates for a broad spectrum of clinical settings from hospital to long-term care to home care.

From Nursing Assistant To Clinical Care Associate provides comprehensive coverage of the basic and advanced skills with an emphasis on positive caregiving, integrity, accountability, and critical thinking.

Contents

The Health Care Industry

1. The Health Care Environment
2. Care Delivery Alternatives

Employment of Clinical Care Associates

3. Emerging Health Care Roles
4. Health Care Employment

The Language of Medicine

5. Medical Terms and Abbreviations

The Human Body

6. Introduction to the Study of Anatomy and Physiology.
7. The Skin
8. The Skeletal System
9. The Muscular System
10. The Nervous System
11. The Cardiovascular System and Blood
12. The Respiratory System
13. The Digestive System
14. The Urinary System
15. The Reproductive System
16. The Endocrine System

Problem Solving and Fundamentals of Patient Care

17. A Nursing Process Approach to Patient Care

Nutrition

18. Nutrition and Therapeutic Diets

The Human Person

19. Care Delivery for the Whole Person
20. Care Delivery for the Dying Patient

Mental Health Needs

21. Understanding Mental Illness
22. Treating Mental Illness

The Environment of Care

23. Safety Issues
24. The Client's Care Environment

Essential Procedurs and Tasks: Critical Elements and Problem-Solving Tools

25. Essential Skills and Problem Solving Tools

Advanced or Expanded Procedures and Tasks: Critical Elements and Problem-Solving Tools

26. Advanced or Expanded Procedures and Tasks

Emergency Preparedness

27. Clinical and Environmental Emergencies

Index

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