This combined text and workbook builds on the basic concepts and skills that the nursing assistant has already mastered. The tasks nursing assistants in advanced settings are expected to perform vary greatly in health care settings across the nation. Even if nursing assistants are not allowed to perform tasks independently, they are often expected to understand the care provided and assistant other members of the health care team. The spirit of \u201clifelong learning\u201d is at the heart of this text, which has been written in a way to inspire nursing assistants to set goals for career advancement and reach them. Recognizing that the students using this text have already completed their basic nursing assisting training and may have already been working in the profession, this text does not repeat information that is part of the basic nursing assistant training. It offers an overview of caring for patients in the advanced care setting, most of who are acutely ill with rapidly changing conditions. Four units cover an overview of issues and concepts specific to advanced care, the skills performed and equipment used, in-depth information about special populations, and assisting with routine medications. This product is meant to be used in conjunction with, or as a follow-up to, a \u201ccore\u201d nursing assistant textbook, such as Lippincott Textbook for Nursing Assistants and Lippincott Essentials for Nursing Assistants .