Hartman Publishing's comprehensive nursing assistant training textbook includes detailed information about long-term care and basic coverage of subacute and acute care. This newly updated edition contains the following:

In-depth information on resident rights, including instructional boxes throughout on promoting independence and preventing abuse and neglect
New information on trauma-informed care, gender identity, dental implants, electronic documentation, and mental health disorders
Up-to-date, comprehensive material on infection prevention, including new information about COVID-19
Many new photos and more website resources
Material on anatomy and physiology with an emphasis on normal changes of aging and the importance of observing and reporting
Updated nutrition information on MyPlate, special diets, dining styles, and thickened liquids and texture-modified foods
Current information on legal issues such as HIPAA, the Patient Self-Determination Act, the Elder Justice Act, and advance directives and related medical orders
1 chapter containing subacute and acute care information, including preoperative and postoperative care, as well as mechanical ventilation, chest tubes, and artificial airways
Chapter-ending material that develops critical thinking and tests chapter comprehension
Comprehensive testing section available to instructors, including 48 chapter exams (two sets of exams for each chapter), two final exams, and a critical thinking exam, along with a practice exam for students taking the certification test
Table of procedures, common abbreviations list, appendix with math review, and glossary included

Through five editions, The 36-Hour Day has been the "bible" for families who love and care for people with Alzheimer disease. This book offers much-needed information and support to millions of people throughout the world. Whether a person has Alzheimer disease, vascular dementia, or another form of dementia, he or she will struggle with independent living and most likely face medical, behavioral, mood, and legal and financial problems. This essential resource will help family members and caregivers address all of these challenges and simultaneously cope with their own emotions and needs. Thoroughly revised and updated, this sixth edition features easy- to-see take-away messages about every aspect of caregiving. Informed by new research into the causes of dementia and the search for therapies to prevent or cure dementia, this edition also includes new and expanded information on - what we know about how to prevent dementia and the diseases that cause dementia; - new high-tech and low-tech devices to make life simpler and safer for people who have dementia; - behavioral and neuropsychiatric symptoms; - strategies for delaying symptoms in a person who has dementia; - changes in Medicare and other health care insurance laws; - changes in banking practices with regard to competency; - palliative care, hospice care, durable power of attorney, and guardianship; - Continuing Care at Home programs; - Parkinson's related dementia; - dementia due to traumatic brain injury; - choosing and moving a person to residential care; and - support groups for caregivers, friends, and family members The central idea underlying the book-that much can be done to improve the lives of people with dementia and of those caring for them-remains the same. Still very much the book readers turn to, this fresh edition of The 36-Hour Day is the definitive guide for those who continue to love someone even after he or she has been changed by dementia.

This is the only book of its kind-- it is a medical ethics book directed squarely at the lay audience of patients and their families who are confronted by highly complex and difficult medical procedures and issues. Its topics spread across a broad range of medical concerns that are of interest to millions dealing with these issues. Written by a premier expert on medical ethics, this book presents real-life examples of medical situations and provides clarity and insight. This book also speaks to medical professionals  who work with the public on a daily basis and deal with medical ethics as part of their everyday jobs (doctors, nurses, social workers, chaplains, ethics committee members). Topics include: advance directives, Do Not Resuscitate orders, quality of life issues, palliative care, privacy, end-of-life care, transplant ethics, neuroethics, medical tourism, sports medicine, GLBTI health, reproductive issues, genetics, clinical trials, and more.