Nurse Assisting (CNA)

Lippincott’s Video Series for Nursing Assistants:
Complete Set of 15 Videos
Pamela J. Carter, RN, Med
2005/ 978-0-7817-5089-9
Features:
• Author, Pamela Carter, of Lippincott's Textbook for Nursing Assistants hosts the
series and introduces each skill and procedure before it is demonstrated
• Step-by-step skills are demonstrated in a straightforward way, while a narrator
simultaneously explains the process
• Emphasis on communication with patients and other professionals;
professionalism and pride in one’s work; and humanism and respect are
reinforced throughout the series
• Reality-based scenes begin each video by being filmed in a long-term care
facility, this “street-footage” engages students and introduces them to the
clinical setting
• "Getting Ready and Finishing Up" feature is presented in each procedurebased
module and reviews and reinforces key pre- and post-procedure
actions that are performed before and after every patient or resident care
procedure
• Emphasis on humanistic care reinforces the theme of the text
• Content and photos is consistent between videos and the text to ensure that
what students see is consistent with what they have read
• Animations and reality-based footage are provided frequently to reinforce the
demonstration
• Interviews with caregivers, nurses, and nursing assistants are interspersed
throughout the series, providing the student with a number of perspectives and
adding a human dimension to the videos