Fundamental Concepts and Skills for the Patient Care Technician - Elsevier eBook on VST (Retail Access Card), 2nd Edition

SECTION 1 Introduction to Healthcare
1 Today’s Healthcare
2 The Role of the Patient Care Technician
3 Professionalism and Work Ethics
4 Communicating With the Healthcare Team
SECTION 2 The Patient
5 Understanding the Patient as a Person
6 Patient Rights, Ethics, and Laws
7 Body Structure and Function/Growth and Development
8 Pain Management, Comfort, Rest, and Sleep
SECTION 3 Safety
9 Asepsis and Infection Control
10 Workplace Safety and Body Mechanics
11 Patient Safety
12 Moving, Positioning, and Preventing Falls
13 Basic Emergency Care
SECTION 4 Patient Assessment
14 Assisting With the Physical Examination
15 Measuring and Recording Vital Signs
16 Obtaining and Monitoring an Electrocardiogram
SECTION 5 Patient Care and Comfort
17 Assisting With Admission and Discharge
18 Bedmaking and Hygiene
19 Assisting With Grooming
20 Assisting With Medication Administration
21 Assisting With Nutrition and Fluids
22 Assisting With Urinary Elimination
23 Assisting With Bowel Elimination
24 Assisting With Oxygen Needs
SECTION 6 Blood and Specimen Collecting and Testing
25 Blood Collecting and Processing
26 Specimen Collecting and Testing
SECTION 7 Surgery and Immobility
27 Caring for the Surgical Patient
28 Heat and Cold Applications
29 Care of Wounds and Pressure Ulcers
30 Rehabilitative and Restorative Care
SECTION 8 Special Care Concerns and Settings
31 Caring for Women and Children
32 Caring for the Older Adult
33 Caring for Patients With Mental Health Needs
34 Caring for Patients With Chronic Conditions
35 End-of-Life Care
Appendix
Review Question Answers
Glossary
References
Index

Kimberly Townsend Little, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, CNE, Former Chair of the Graduate Nursing Program at Liberty University