Chapter 1: The Health Care System
Chapter 2: The Role of the Nursing Assistant, Workplace Ethics, and Legal Aspects of Patient Care
Chapter 3: Communication Skills
Chapter 4: Medical Terminology, Abbreviations, and Specialties
Chapter 5: Patients, Residents, and Clients
Chapter 6: Infection Control
Chapter 7: Safety
Chapter 8: Body Mechanics: Positioning, Moving, and Transporting Patients
Chapter 9: Personal Care of the Patient
Chapter 10: The Patient’s Room
Chapter 11: Bedmaking
Chapter 12: Admitting, Transferring, and Discharging a Patient
Chapter 13: The Human Body
Chapter 14: Growth and Development
Chapter 15: The Musculoskeletal System and Related Care
Chapter 16: The Integumentary System and Related Care
Chapter 17: The Circulatory System and Related Care
Chapter 18: Measuring Vital Signs
Chapter 19: The Gastrointestinal System and Related Care
Chapter 20: Nutrition for the Patient
Chapter 21: The Urinary System and Related Care
Chapter 22: Specimen Collection
Chapter 23: The Endocrine System and Related Care of Diabetics
Chapter 24: The Reproductive System and Related Care
Chapter 25: The Nervous System and Related Care
Chapter 26: Emergency Care
Chapter 27: Warm and Cold Applications
Chapter 28: Care of the Surgical Patient
Chapter 29: Special Procedures
Chapter 30: Patients with Special Needs
Chapter 31: Neonatal and Pediatric Care
Chapter 32: Home Health Care
Chapter 33: The Older Adult Patient and Long Term Care
Chapter 34: Rehabilitation and Return to Self-Care
Chapter 35: The Terminally Ill Patient and Postmortem Care
Chapter 36: Beginning Your Career as a Nursing Assistant
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Appendix A: Commonly Used Spanish WordsÂ
Appendix B: Sample CNA Tests
