ISBN:
9780443384554
Copyright:
2028
Page Count:
304
Imprint:
Elsevier
List Price:
$43.99
Workbook for Fundamental Concepts and Skills for the Patient Care Technician, 3rd Edition
by Kimberly Townsend Little, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, CNE
Paperback
ISBN:
9780443384554
Copyright:
2028
Page Count:
304
Imprint:
Elsevier
List Price:
$43.99
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- Variety of exercises, including matching, multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank and true/false, enhance and reinforce learning
- Critical thinking activities enhance clinical judgment and prepare students for practice
- Procedure checklists provide practice on patient care skills
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Unit 1: Introduction to Health Care
1. Today’s Health Care
2. The Role of the Patient Care Technician
3. Professionalism and Work Ethics
4. Communicating with the Health Care Team
Unit 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
Unit 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
14. Medication Administration (NEW)
Unit 4: Patient Assessment
15. Assisting with the Physical Examination
16. Measuring and Recording Vital Signs
17. Obtaining and Monitoring an Electrocardiogram
Unit 5: Patient Care and Comfort
18. Assisting with Admissions and Discharge
19. Bedmaking and Hygiene
20. Assisting with Grooming
21. Assisting with Nutrition and Fluids
22. Assisting with Urinary Elimination
23. Assisting with Bowel Elimination
24. Assisting with Oxygen Needs
Unit 6: Blood and Specimen Collecting and Testing
25. Blood Collecting and Processing
26. Specimen Collecting and Testing
Unit 7: Surgery and Immobility
27. Care of the Surgical Patient
28. Heat and Cold Applications
29. Care of Wounds and Pressure Ulcers
30. Rehabilitative and Restorative Care
Unit 8: Special Care Concerns and Settings
31. Care of Women and Children
32. Caring for the Older Adult
33. Caring for Patients with Mental Health Needs
34. Caring for of the Patients with Chronic Conditions
35. End-of-Life Care -
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