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

Carter, Pamela J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1609137507 ISBN 13: 9781609137502

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2012

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Pamela Carter is a registered nurse and an award winning teacher. After receiving her bachelor&;s
degree in nursing from the University of Alabama in Huntsville, Pamela immediately began a career as a perioperative nurse. Over the course of her nursing career, she also worked in a physician&;s office and as a staff nurse in an intensive care unit. Pamela started teaching informally while serving as an officer in the United States Air Force Nurse Corps. She formally entered the field of health care education by accepting a position at the Athens Area Technical Institute in Athens, Georgia, where she taught surgical technology. After obtaining a master&;s
degree in adult vocational education from the University of Georgia, Pamela moved to Florida and took a position teaching nursing assisting students. She continued teaching nursing assisting after accepting a position at Davis Applied Technology College in Kaysville, Utah. During her first year at Davis Applied Technology College, Pamela piloted a new &;open-entry/open-exit&; method of curriculum delivery for the nursing assistant program at the college and was awarded the Superintendent&;s Award for Outstanding Faculty for her work. She then opened a surgical technology program at the college and has obtained national accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) for delivery of this program using the &;open-entry/open-exit&; method. In 2002, Pamela received a National Merit Award
for having her program rank in the top 10% in the nation for students passing their national certification exam. In addition to authoring this textbook, Pamela has also authored Lippincott Textbook for Nursing Assistants as well as Lippincott Advanced Skills for Nursing Assistants. Pamela&;s writing style reflects her love of teaching, and of nursing. She is grateful for the opportunity teaching and writing have afforded her to share her experience and knowledge with those just entering the health care profession, and to help those who are new to the profession to see how they can have a profound effect on the lives of others.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1609137507
• ISBN 13: 9781609137502
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 714