<p>Covering the essential content and procedures a home care aide needs to know, <b>Mosby's Textbook for the Home Care Aide, 3rd Edition</b> 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.</p> <ul> <li><b>Hundreds of full-color photos and drawings depict</b> key ideas and clearly demonstrate procedure steps.</li> <li><b>Procedures</b> provide step-by-step, easy-to-understand instructions on performing important skills and tasks.</li> <li><b>UNIQUE! A cast of caregivers, including a supervisor and four home care aides,</b> are highlighted in <b>scenarios</b> that provide realistic examples of the types of situations you are likely to encounter in the home care environment.</li> <li><b>Guidelines for Observing, Recording, and Reporting (ORR)</b> are highlighted throughout the text, emphasizing the home care aide's responsibilities for observing and documenting the client's condition and care.</li> <li><b>Key considerations and reminders</b> are presented in color font to emphasize the importance of performing these actions.</li> <li><i><b>Objectives</b></i> <b>and <i>Key Terms</i></b> in each chapter focus your attention on essential information.</li> <li><b>Chapter summaries and study questions</b> review the key points in each chapter.</li> </ul> <ul> <li><b>Updated/Expanded <i>Meeting the Client's Nutritional Needs</i> chapter</b> includes the new <i>MyPlate</i> food guide and new nutrition guidelines.</li> <li><b>Updated/Expanded <i>Getting a Job and Keeping It</i> chapter</b> reflects the job prospects and challenges of today, including the realities of moving between states and differences in certification requirements.</li> <li><b>Updated equipment photos</b> are included.</li> <li><b>Evolve companion website</b> includes skills competency checklists and an audio glossary.</li> </ul>

Details

• Author: Joan M. Birchenall, Eileen Streight
• Publisher: Elsevier/Mosby
• Published: 2013
• Edition: 3
• Pages: 516
• Format: Paperback
• Language: en

ISBN: 9780323084338