This book is a Canadian adaptation of Lippincott's Textbook for Nursing Assistants, retaining the book's direct, conversational writing style and emphasis on professionalism and humanism. This adaptation prepares students to work as Personal Support Workers (who may be designated by other titles, depending upon the province) in long-term, acute, and home health settings. The original text has been adapted to cover the Canadian healthcare system, discuss considerations for caring for native Canadian populations, and present SI units of measurement. Although each province has a slightly different scope of practice, care has been taken to address the most general, overriding issues of concern to all provinces. Features: NEW! information on populations indigenous to Canada; NEW! specific information on Canadian healthcare system; NEW! units of measure changed to reflect Canadian standards; What Will You Learn? Each chapter begins with a What Will You Learn? section, which previews the chapter and helps to focus the student's reading. Each What Will You Learn? section begins with a paragraph that introduces the topic of the chapter to the introductory paragraph is then followed by a list of learning objectives and vocabulary words & Summary, each chapter ends with a summary in a unique narrative outline format. This summary helps students to review the key, "take home" concepts of the chapter.

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