MOSBY'S TEXTBOOK FOR THE HOME CARE AIDE By Joan Birchenall & Eileen Streight-UGC

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Book Title
Mosby's Textbook for the Home Care Aide
Item Height
11 inches
ISBN-10
0323016561
Personalized
No
Genre
MEDICAL
Country of Origin
United States
ISBN
9780323016568
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Elsevier-Health Sciences Division
ISBN-10
0323016561
ISBN-13
9780323016568
eBay Product ID (ePID)
920479

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
576 Pages
Publication Name
Mosby's Textbook for the Home Care Aide
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Subject
Nursing Home Care, Home Care, Nursing / Home & Community Care
Features
Revised
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Medical
Author
Eileen Streight, Joan M. Birchenall
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight
40.2 Oz
Item Length
10.9 in
Item Width
8.5 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number
2
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2003-276203
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
610.73
Edition Description
Revised edition
Table Of Content
PART 1: Orientation to Home Care 1. Learning about Home Care 2. The Home Care Industry 3. Developing Effective Communication Skills 4. Understanding Your Client's Needs 5. Understanding How the Body Works 6. Observing, Reporting, Recording 7. Working With the Ill and Disabled PART 2: Managing the Home Environment 8. Maintaining A Safe Environment 9. Maintaining a Healthy Environment 10. Meeting the Client's Nutritional Needs PART 3: Home Care Procedures 11. Preventing Infection/Medical Asepsis 12. Body Mechanics 13. Bedmaking 14. Personal Care 15. Elimination 16. Collecting Specimens 17. Measuring Vital Signs 18. Special Procedures PART 4: Meeting the Client's Special Needs 19. Caring for Older Adults 20. Caring for Mothers, Infants, and Children 21. Caring for Clients with Mental Illness 22. Caring for Clients with Illnesses Requiring Home Care 23. Caring for the Dying Client 24. Emergencies PART 5: Professional Skills 25. Getting a Job and Keeping It
Synopsis
Providing the knowledge, skills, and abilities essential to becoming a home care aide, this engaging text features a colorful design, a clear writing style, and an abundant use of photos, drawings, boxes, and tables. An ideal learning tool, this new edition introduces scenarios with a cast of four aides and a supervisor to help bring the text to life and to provide realistic examples of what the student can expect to encounter in practice. Preparing students to become valuable members of the home care team, this practical text highlights key considerations and reminders, as well as what to observe, report, and record., Providing the knowledge, skills, and abilities essential to becoming a home care aide, this engaging text features a colorful design, a clear writing style, and an abundant use of photos, drawings, boxes, and tables. An ideal learning tool, this new edition introduces scenarios with a cast of four aides and a supervisor to help bring the text to life and to provide realistic examples of what the student can expect to encounter in practice. Preparing students to become valuable members of the home care team, this practical text highlights key considerations and reminders, as well as what to observe, report, and record. An attractive, full color design and a spacious, logical layout make the text easy to follow. Hundreds of full color photos and drawings visually present key ideas and clearly demonstrate procedure steps. Objectives and Key Terms help students focus on essential information to better prepare them to understand each chapter's content. Scenarios provide realistic examples of the types of situations that aides are likely to encounter in the home care environment. Procedures provide step-by-step, easy-to-understand instructions on performing important skills and tasks. Chapter summaries help students review key points presented in the chapter. Highlighted information on observing, recording, and reporting stresses the importance of these responsibilities. Key considerations and reminders are highlighted to emphasize their importance in proper job performance. A Cast of Characters, including a supervisor and four home care aides, is introduced and used in scenarios throughout the text, providing realistic and engaging examples of what to expect in practice. A new chapter, Learning About Home Care, introduces students to the subject and helps prepare them for what they can expect from their home care aide program.
LC Classification Number
RA645.35.B55 2003

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