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Hartman's Complete Guide for the Medication Aide, 2nd Edition
Hartman Publishing, Inc.
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This student-friendly text prepares nursing assistants to administer medications in long-term care settings. The medication aide’s role, key communication skills, legal requirements, and the fundamentals of medications are explained in everyday language. Common medications are organized by body system. Medication safety is emphasized throughout.
Our book includes material on
- The role of the medication aide, including scope of practice, communication skills, legal considerations, and ethics
- Basic pharmacology described in simple language
- Medication forms and common administration routes
- Documentation in residents’ medication administration records (MAR), including electronic records (eMAR)
- Prioritizing medication safety and preventing medication errors
- Foundational care skills such as setting up and passing medications and following infection prevention practices
- Recognizing and responding to adverse reactions such as anaphylaxis
- Brief review of structure and function for each body system
- Common conditions and commonly ordered medications organized by body system, with summary medication tables at the end of each body system chapter
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Workbookfor Hartman’s Complete Guide for the Medication AideBecause the workbook is designed to help students review what they have learned from reading the textbook, it is organized around learning objectives, which work like a built-in study guide. Multiple choice, true/false, crosswords, critical thinking scenarios, and other activities test the student’s knowledge of each chapter. A 60-question practice exam helps students prepare for certification in states where an exam is required. |
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Instructor’s Guidefor Hartman’s Complete Guide for the Medication AideThe instructor’s guide to teaching from our textbook contains the following elements for every chapter: an overview of teaching strategies; page references for the textbook and student workbook; teaching outlines for every learning objective; and critical thinking activities that may include case studies, role-playing scenarios, games, or conversation starters. Appendices include the following: supplemental information and procedures for states with longer or more intensive course requirements; review materials and games to reinforce medications and medication classes for common conditions; two sets of multiple choice chapter tests; and a final exam. PowerPoint presentations for each chapter complement the instructor’s guide content. |
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| US $ | Retail single copy |
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| Textbook Paperback ISBN: 978-1-60425-178-4 |
28.75 | 23.00 | 21.56 | 20.13 |
| Workbook ISBN: 978-1-60425-179-1 |
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