cover image - Workbook for Fundamental Concepts and Skills for the Patient Care Technician - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780443384578
Copyright: 2029
Page Count: 304
Imprint: Elsevier
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Workbook for Fundamental Concepts and Skills for the Patient Care Technician - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 3rd Edition

by Kimberly Townsend Little, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, CNE

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

cover image - Workbook for Fundamental Concepts and Skills for the Patient Care Technician - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780443384578
Copyright: 2029
Page Count: 304
Imprint: Elsevier
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Review and practice the skills performed by patient care technicians! The essential companion to Fundamental Concepts and Skills for the Patient Care Technician, 3rd Edition, this study guide uses a variety of exercises, activities, and review questions to help you get the most out of your textbook. Procedure checklists help you practice and gain confidence with techniques and skills, and critical thinking activities let you apply concepts to practice. It’s the study tool you need to prepare for Patient Care Technician or Nursing Assistant Certification exams!
    • NEW! Updated content and new exercises correspond to the material in the 3rd edition of Townsend Little’s Fundamental Concepts and Skills for the Patient Care Technician textbook
    • Variety of exercises includes matching, multiple-choice, short answer, fill-in-the-blank, and true/false questions to reinforce and enhance your understanding
    • Critical thinking activities help you develop clinical judgment and prepare for practice
    • Procedure checklists help you become more confident when performing patient care skills
    • Practice exam helps you identify your weaknesses and strengths, and prepare for your certification test
  • 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

    Procedure Checklists
    Practice Exam
  • Kimberly Townsend Little, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, CNE, Former Chair, Graduate Nursing Program, Liberty University, USA
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