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| About the Authors | |
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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| About This Book | |
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| The Long-Term Care Setting | |
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| The Long Term Care Facility | |
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| The Caregivers | |
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| The Nursing Assistant in Long-Term Care | |
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| Communication Skills | |
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| Communication and Interpersonal Skills | |
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| The Language of Health Care | |
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| Observation, Documentation, and Reporting | |
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| Protecting Residents' Rights and Safety | |
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| Residents' Rights | |
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| Safety | |
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| Emergencies | |
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| Infection | |
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| Infection Control | |
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| Characteristics of the Long-Term Care Resident | |
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| The Long-Term Care Resident | |
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| The Psychosocial Aspects of Aging | |
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| Alternative Health Practices | |
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| Meeting the Residents' Basic Needs | |
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| Care of the Residents' Environment | |
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| Caring for the Residents' Personal Hygiene | |
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| Meeting the Residents' Nutritional Needs | |
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| Meeting the Residents' Elimination Needs | |
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| Special Nursing Assistant Activities | |
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| Measuring and Recording Residents' Data | |
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| Admission, Transfer, and Discharge | |
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| Warm and Cold Applications | |
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| Introduction to Restorative Care | |
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| Restorative/Rehabilitative Care of the Resident | |
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| Restoring Residents' Mobility | |
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| Residents with Specific Disorders | |
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| Caring for Residents with Cardiovascular System Disorders | |
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| Caring for Residents with Respiratory System Disorders | |
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| Caring for Residents with Endocrine System Disorders | |
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| Caring for Residents with Reproductive System Disorders | |
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| Caring for Residents with Musculoskeletal System Disorders | |
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| Caring for Residents with Nervous System Disorders | |
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| Residents with Special Needs | |
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| Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders (Caring for the Cognitively Impaired Resident) | |
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| Caring for Residents with Developmental Disabilities | |
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| Caring for the Dying Resident | |
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| Caring for the Person in Subacute Care | |
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| Employment | |
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| Seeking Employment | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |