Being a Homemaker/Home Health Aide
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780131701069
ISBN-10: 0131701061
Pagini: 449
Dimensiuni: 216 x 275 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.98 kg
Ediția:6Nouă
Editura: Prentice Hall
Locul publicării:Upper Saddle River, United States
ISBN-10: 0131701061
Pagini: 449
Dimensiuni: 216 x 275 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.98 kg
Ediția:6Nouă
Editura: Prentice Hall
Locul publicării:Upper Saddle River, United States
Descriere
For NA courses or certificate courses specific to Home Health. Updated and expanded to reflect the issues and situations encountered by today's home health aide, this text guides students through all vital aspects of their jobs in a simple, focused manner and teaches them to be efficient, caring members of the health-care team. Written in a conversational style, it covers everything from the fundamentals of anatomy and physiology to corporate compliance, ethnic diversity, patient satisfaction, palliative care, and makes strategic use of easy-to-follow narratives, step-by-step procedures, margin glossary, and many concept-supporting illustrations and photographs throughout with examples from real life situations. This text is ideal as both a primary learning tool for beginning aides as well as a handy refresher and reference for more experienced workers. It encourages critical thinking, situational and reality-based decision making.
Cuprins
Chapter 1 Orientation to Home Care Industry Section 1: The Home Health Agency
Section 2: Your Job as a Homemaker/Home Health Aide
Chapter 2 Communication Skills Section 1: How we communicate
Section 2: Client Observation, Recording, and Reporting
Section 3: Teaching your Clients
Chapter 3 Working with People Section 1: Basic Human Needs
Section 2: Family
Section 3: Working with Clients Who are Ill or Have a Disability
Section 4: Mental Health and Mental Disability
Section 5: Substance Abuse
Chapter 4 Caring for a Geriatric Client
Section 1: Aging
Section 2: Special Considerations in Caring for the Elderly
Chapter 5. Working with Children Section 1: Basic Needs of Children
Section 2: Child Abuse
Section 3: Developmental Disabilities
Section 4: Newborn and Infant Care
Chapter 6 Care of the Dying in the Home Section 1: Dying
Section 2: Physical Care of the Dying
Section 3: Postmortem Care
Chapter 7 Anatomy and Physiology Section 1: An Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 8 Infection Control in the Home Section 1: Medical Asepsis in the Home
Section 2: Handwashing
Section 3: Disinfection and Sterilization
Section 4: Special Infection Control and Isolation Precautions for Transmittable Diseases
Section 5: Regulated Medical Waste
Chapter 9 Care of the Client’s Environment
Section 1: Homemaking
Section 2: Bed Making
Section 3: Safety and Fire Protection
Section 4: Restraints
Section 5: Making your own Equipment
Chapter 10 Planning, Purchasing and Serving Food Section 1: Basic Nutrition
Section 2: Planning, Shopping, and Serving a Meal
Section 3: Therapeutic Diets
Section 4: Feeding a Client
Chapter 11 Basic Body Movement and positions Section 1: Body Mechanics
Section 2: Client's Daily Level of Ability
Section 3: Positioning a Client in Bed
Chapter 12 Skin Care Section 1: Basic Skin Care
Section 2: Decubitus Ulcers (Bedsores)
Section 3: Basic Foot Care
Section 4: Radiation and Chemotherapy: Effects on the Skin
Chapter 13 Personal Care Section 1: Oral Hygiene
Section 2: Assisting a Client to Dress
Section 3: Bathing a Client
Section 4: Giving a Back Rub
Section 5: Hair Care
Section 6: Shaving a Client
Section 7: Assisting a Client with Toileting
Section 8: Perineal Care
Section 9: Postpartum Care
Chapter 14 Rehabilitation of the Client Section 1: Introduction to Rehabilitation
Section 2: Working with A Physical Therapist
Section 3: Speech and Language Therapy
Section 4: Dealing with a Hearing Loss
Section 5: Working with an Occupational Therapist
Chapter 15 Measuring and Recording Vital Signs Section 1: Vital Signs
Section 2: Measuring Temperature
Section 3: Measuring a Pulse
Section 4: Measuring Respirations
Section 5: Measuring Blood Pressure
Section 6: Pain Management
Chapter 16 Intake and Output Section 1: Fluid Balance
Section 2: Fluid Intake
Section 3: Fluid Output
Section 4: Forcing and Restricting Fluids
Section 5: Straining Urine
Chapter 17 Specimen Collection Section 1: Specimen Collection
Section 2: Collecting Urine for a Specimen
Section 3: Collection of a Stool Specimen
Section 4: Collection of Sputum
Chapter 18 Special Procedure
Section 1: Assisting with Medications
Section 2: Nonsterile Dressings
Section 3: Care of the Indwelling Catheter
Section 4: Care of the External Urinary Drainage
Section 5: Intravenous Therapy: Peripheral or Central
Section 6: Cast Care
Section 7: Assisting with Ostomy Care
Section 8: Assisting a Client Having a Seizure
Section 9: Testing for Glucose (Sugar) and Acetone
Section 10: Deep-Breathing Exercises
Section 11: Making a Normal Saline
Section 12: Hyperalimentation
Chapter 19 Common Diseases You Will See
Section 1: Hypertension
Section 2: Heart Attack/Myocardial Infarction
Section 3: Angina
Section 4: Diabetes
Section 5: Cerebrovascular Accident
Section 6: Arthritis
Section 7: Cancer
Section 8: Alzheimer’s Disease
Section 9: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Section 10: Neurological Disorders
Section 11: Tuberculosis
Section 12: AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
Chapter 20 Emergency Procedures Section 1: What an Emergency Is
Section 2: Restoring Breathing
Section 3: Stopping External Heavy Bleeding
Section 4: Poisoning
Section 5: Shock
Section 6: Burns
Section 7: Heart Attack
Section 8: Stroke/Cerebrovascular Accident
Section 9: Natural and Manmade Disasters
Abbreviations
Appendix: Answer Key for Certification Review Questions
Glossary
Index
Section 2: Your Job as a Homemaker/Home Health Aide
Chapter 2 Communication Skills Section 1: How we communicate
Section 2: Client Observation, Recording, and Reporting
Section 3: Teaching your Clients
Chapter 3 Working with People Section 1: Basic Human Needs
Section 2: Family
Section 3: Working with Clients Who are Ill or Have a Disability
Section 4: Mental Health and Mental Disability
Section 5: Substance Abuse
Chapter 4 Caring for a Geriatric Client
Section 1: Aging
Section 2: Special Considerations in Caring for the Elderly
Chapter 5. Working with Children Section 1: Basic Needs of Children
Section 2: Child Abuse
Section 3: Developmental Disabilities
Section 4: Newborn and Infant Care
Chapter 6 Care of the Dying in the Home Section 1: Dying
Section 2: Physical Care of the Dying
Section 3: Postmortem Care
Chapter 7 Anatomy and Physiology Section 1: An Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 8 Infection Control in the Home Section 1: Medical Asepsis in the Home
Section 2: Handwashing
Section 3: Disinfection and Sterilization
Section 4: Special Infection Control and Isolation Precautions for Transmittable Diseases
Section 5: Regulated Medical Waste
Chapter 9 Care of the Client’s Environment
Section 1: Homemaking
Section 2: Bed Making
Section 3: Safety and Fire Protection
Section 4: Restraints
Section 5: Making your own Equipment
Chapter 10 Planning, Purchasing and Serving Food Section 1: Basic Nutrition
Section 2: Planning, Shopping, and Serving a Meal
Section 3: Therapeutic Diets
Section 4: Feeding a Client
Chapter 11 Basic Body Movement and positions Section 1: Body Mechanics
Section 2: Client's Daily Level of Ability
Section 3: Positioning a Client in Bed
Chapter 12 Skin Care Section 1: Basic Skin Care
Section 2: Decubitus Ulcers (Bedsores)
Section 3: Basic Foot Care
Section 4: Radiation and Chemotherapy: Effects on the Skin
Chapter 13 Personal Care Section 1: Oral Hygiene
Section 2: Assisting a Client to Dress
Section 3: Bathing a Client
Section 4: Giving a Back Rub
Section 5: Hair Care
Section 6: Shaving a Client
Section 7: Assisting a Client with Toileting
Section 8: Perineal Care
Section 9: Postpartum Care
Chapter 14 Rehabilitation of the Client Section 1: Introduction to Rehabilitation
Section 2: Working with A Physical Therapist
Section 3: Speech and Language Therapy
Section 4: Dealing with a Hearing Loss
Section 5: Working with an Occupational Therapist
Chapter 15 Measuring and Recording Vital Signs Section 1: Vital Signs
Section 2: Measuring Temperature
Section 3: Measuring a Pulse
Section 4: Measuring Respirations
Section 5: Measuring Blood Pressure
Section 6: Pain Management
Chapter 16 Intake and Output Section 1: Fluid Balance
Section 2: Fluid Intake
Section 3: Fluid Output
Section 4: Forcing and Restricting Fluids
Section 5: Straining Urine
Chapter 17 Specimen Collection Section 1: Specimen Collection
Section 2: Collecting Urine for a Specimen
Section 3: Collection of a Stool Specimen
Section 4: Collection of Sputum
Chapter 18 Special Procedure
Section 1: Assisting with Medications
Section 2: Nonsterile Dressings
Section 3: Care of the Indwelling Catheter
Section 4: Care of the External Urinary Drainage
Section 5: Intravenous Therapy: Peripheral or Central
Section 6: Cast Care
Section 7: Assisting with Ostomy Care
Section 8: Assisting a Client Having a Seizure
Section 9: Testing for Glucose (Sugar) and Acetone
Section 10: Deep-Breathing Exercises
Section 11: Making a Normal Saline
Section 12: Hyperalimentation
Chapter 19 Common Diseases You Will See
Section 1: Hypertension
Section 2: Heart Attack/Myocardial Infarction
Section 3: Angina
Section 4: Diabetes
Section 5: Cerebrovascular Accident
Section 6: Arthritis
Section 7: Cancer
Section 8: Alzheimer’s Disease
Section 9: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Section 10: Neurological Disorders
Section 11: Tuberculosis
Section 12: AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
Chapter 20 Emergency Procedures Section 1: What an Emergency Is
Section 2: Restoring Breathing
Section 3: Stopping External Heavy Bleeding
Section 4: Poisoning
Section 5: Shock
Section 6: Burns
Section 7: Heart Attack
Section 8: Stroke/Cerebrovascular Accident
Section 9: Natural and Manmade Disasters
Abbreviations
Appendix: Answer Key for Certification Review Questions
Glossary
Index
Caracteristici
- Current material–Now explores such areas as corporate compliance, patient satisfaction, cultural competencies, etc. Also updates/expands sections on identifying abuse, and incorporating standard precautions into all activities.
- Keeps students well-informed with timely discussions on pertinent issues and procedural developments in the field.
- Keeps students well-informed with timely discussions on pertinent issues and procedural developments in the field.
- Clear and logical organization of material–Divides chapters into short, manageable sections.
- Presents students with compact, easily digestible units of information and a straightforward and effective system of learning.
- Presents students with compact, easily digestible units of information and a straightforward and effective system of learning.
- Guidelines–Explains the basic principles, ideas, and methods that must be remembered for the overall care of a client.
- Lists key points to guide students on the job.
- Lists key points to guide students on the job.
- New Words/Marginal Glossary–Defines and bolds important medical terminology when it first appears, and lists it in the margin for extra clarity.
- Helps students increase their vocabulary and accurately communicate information about a client and his/her situation or condition.
- Helps students increase their vocabulary and accurately communicate information about a client and his/her situation or condition.
- Chapter Start-up activities.
- Help students succeed at learning new materials by instructing them to preview the chapter by using objectives, margin glossary, and visuals. Case studies provided at start of chapters help students focus on synthesizing information and critical thinking skills.
- Help students succeed at learning new materials by instructing them to preview the chapter by using objectives, margin glossary, and visuals. Case studies provided at start of chapters help students focus on synthesizing information and critical thinking skills.
- Step-by-step procedures–Walks students through typical assigned duties in a succinct and orderly manner.
- Prepares students to perform a variety of home health-care tasks with professional efficiency.
- Prepares students to perform a variety of home health-care tasks with professional efficiency.
- Case studies and related questions about culturally diverse clients.
- Provides students with an opportunity to explore their feelings and apply their skills as home health aides within a context of cultural competency and sensitivity.
- Provides students with an opportunity to explore their feelings and apply their skills as home health aides within a context of cultural competency and sensitivity.
- Numerous illustrations and photographs integrated throughout.
- Enhances discussions, and makes critical visual connections that show students how a particular procedure is performed.
- Enhances discussions, and makes critical visual connections that show students how a particular procedure is performed.
- Documentation, reporting and observation methods–Includes end-of-chapter exercises and references throughout the text (i.e. “Discuss with your supervisor”, “Report to your supervisor”).
- Develops students' decision-making and critical thinking skills in documenting procedures, reporting findings, and observing their client.
- Develops students' decision-making and critical thinking skills in documenting procedures, reporting findings, and observing their client.
- Role of the homemaker/home health aide–Stresses the homemaker/home health aide as part of the health care team which includes the client and family, while giving them the skills to function independently; also organizes skills which they may already have–such as cooking and cleaning–into valuable “team” skills that can they can apply to their job.
- Gives students a sound and realistic overview of the multi-faceted role they will assume as a homemaker/home health aide professional. Stresses their observational skills.
- Gives students a sound and realistic overview of the multi-faceted role they will assume as a homemaker/home health aide professional. Stresses their observational skills.
- Abbreviations–Provides common abbreviations for specific health care terminology; found at the end of the text.
- Helps students understand the meaning of many words and terms used in health care.
- Helps students understand the meaning of many words and terms used in health care.
- Glossary–Combines all the new words presented in the text, including related health care terms.
- Puts a one-stop “dictionary” of key terms at students' fingertips.
- Puts a one-stop “dictionary” of key terms at students' fingertips.
- Chapter Wrap-up activities–Through realistic situations the student is able to role play, use learned information and explore their feelings and knowledge.
- Complement the start-up activities, and helps students review the chapter by following up on the previewing activities related to objectives, margin glossary, and visuals.
- Complement the start-up activities, and helps students review the chapter by following up on the previewing activities related to objectives, margin glossary, and visuals.
- Preview and Review Skills Cumulative Chart.
- Provides students with a handy resource/reference pool of previewing and reviewing activities taken from the chapter start-up and wrap-up features.
- Provides students with a handy resource/reference pool of previewing and reviewing activities taken from the chapter start-up and wrap-up features.
Caracteristici noi
New! - Case Studies that offer readers a realistic view into the world of the client and the complex needs of clients and families.
New! - Certification Review Questions allows students to test their knowledge and practice for the certification exam.
New! - Clinical Alerts highlight timely material that has beed added to this edition.
New! - Expanded information includes personal safety dealing with clients with disabilities and the role of the Homemaker/Home Health Aides in palliative care.
New! - MediaLinks encourage students to utilize the accompanying Companion Website at: www.prenhall.com/zucker for additional content and resources to help them prepare for the certification exam and enhance their ability to think critically.
New! - Certification Review Questions allows students to test their knowledge and practice for the certification exam.
New! - Clinical Alerts highlight timely material that has beed added to this edition.
New! - Expanded information includes personal safety dealing with clients with disabilities and the role of the Homemaker/Home Health Aides in palliative care.
New! - MediaLinks encourage students to utilize the accompanying Companion Website at: www.prenhall.com/zucker for additional content and resources to help them prepare for the certification exam and enhance their ability to think critically.