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<p>**Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Long Term Care**<br> <br> Gain the knowledge and skills you need to provide safe, compassionate long-term care! <b>Mosby's Textbook for Long-Term Care Nursing Assistants, 9th Edition</b> prepares you to succeed as a professional caregiver for residents in long-term care settings. More than 100 step-by-step procedures include clear instructions for performing skills such as bedmaking, measuring vital signs, and collecting specimens. Not only does the book cover the functions and limitations of the nursing assistant's role, but its delegation guidelines outline the information you need to collect from the nurse and care plan before performing and then documenting a procedure. Written by Clare Kostelnick, an experienced nurse and instructor, this text also helps you prepare for success on the Nursing Assistant certification exam.</p> <ul> <li><b>Concise long-term care content</b> is presented at a 6th-grade reading level to make understanding easier for readers of all levels and abilities</li> <li><b>More than 100 procedures</b> are divided into pre-procedure, procedure, and post-procedure sections for easier learning, and a NATCEP® icon indicates skills that are covered in certification exams</li> <li><b>Color illustrations and photographs</b> depict key ideas, concepts, and procedure steps</li> <li><b>Featured boxes</b> highlight principles of care with <i>Teamwork and Time Management, Quality of Life, Residents with Dementia, Time to Reflect, Promoting Safety and Comfort, Focus on Rehabilitation, Focus on Communication,</i> and <i>Delegation Guidelines</i></li> <li><b>Procedure icons in the headings</b> identify content for which a related procedure is included</li> <li><b>Play icons</b> in the <i>Procedure</i> boxes alert you to related video clips on the Evolve website</li> <li><b><i>Key Terms</i> and <i>Key Abbreviations</i></b> at the beginning of each chapter introduce importan