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cover image - Mosby's Textbook for the Home Care Aide - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource,3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780323113762
Copyright: 2013
Publication Date: 09-21-2012
Page Count: 536
Imprint: Mosby
List Price: $53.99

Mosby's Textbook for the Home Care Aide - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 3rd Edition

by Joan M. Birchenall, RN, MEd and Eileen Streight, RN, BSN

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

cover image - Mosby's Textbook for the Home Care Aide - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource,3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780323113762
Copyright: 2013
Publication Date: 09-21-2012
Page Count: 536
Imprint: Mosby
List Price: $53.99
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Covering the essential content and procedures a home care aide needs to know, Mosby’s Textbook for the Home Care Aide, 3rd Edition prepares you for success in this rapidly growing field. A clear approach makes the book easy to use and understand, featuring hundreds of full-color photographs and drawings along with step-by-step procedures for skills performed by home care aides. Updated and expanded in this edition are chapters on meeting the client’s nutritional needs and on getting and keeping a job. Written by home care experts Joan Birchenall and Eileen Streight, this textbook prepares you for the many types of situations you may encounter as a home care aide.

    • Hundreds of full-color photos and drawings depict key ideas and clearly demonstrate procedure steps.
    • Procedures provide step-by-step, easy-to-understand instructions on performing important skills and tasks.
    • UNIQUE! A cast of caregivers, including a supervisor and four home care aides, are highlighted in scenarios that provide realistic examples of the types of situations you are likely to encounter in the home care environment.
    • Guidelines for Observing, Recording, and Reporting (ORR) are highlighted throughout the text, emphasizing the home care aide’s responsibilities for observing and documenting the client’s condition and care.
    • Key considerations and reminders are presented in color font to emphasize the importance of performing these actions.
    • Objectives and Key Terms in each chapter focus your attention on essential information.
    • Chapter summaries and study questions review the key points in each chapter.
    • Updated/Expanded Meeting the Client’s Nutritional Needs chapter includes the new MyPlate food guide and new nutrition guidelines.
    • Updated/Expanded Getting a Job and Keeping It chapter reflects the job prospects and challenges of today, including the realities of moving between states and differences in certification requirements.
    • Updated equipment photos are included.
    • Evolve companion website includes skills competency checklists and an audio glossary.
  • 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
  • Joan M. Birchenall, RN, MEd, Trenton, NJ and Eileen Streight, RN, BSN, Hamilton, NJ
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