Download or read book Essential Knowledge and Skills for Healthcare Assistants written by Zoe Rawles and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-08-11 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering all the essential components of healthcare assistant and assistant practitioner roles, Essential Knowledge and Skills for Healthcare Assistants is a practical and comprehensive text designed to equip you with the necessary clinical skills for your profession. This book: Equips you with the knowledge to provide the safest and most effective patient care possible Provides evidence-based guidelines to ensure best practice that is matched to the National Occupational Standards Supplies comprehensive coverage of both primary and secondary care settings with an emphasis on the role in primary care Includes information on accountability, communication skills, confidentiality and reflection Uses a light-hearted and accessible style, with definitions, case studies and activities to aid understanding Includes a Foreword written by Tanis Hand, HCA adviser at the Royal College of Nursing This is an indispensable guide for all those training as healthcare assistants and assistant practitioners, as well as a useful reference for students embarking on a degree in nursing or health and social care.
Download or read book Clinical Skills for Healthcare Assistants written by Paula Ingram and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-07-07 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clinical Skills for Healthcare Assistants is an accessible, easy to read guide, outlining the fundamental and core skills integral to clinical practice. Divided into three sections, the first looks at fundamental skills applicable to all staff, such as accountability, communication and record keeping. Section two explores core clinical skills for example respiratory care, pulse, blood glucose management, catheter care, and fluid balance. Section three outlines complex clinical skills that require more in-depth training and may be restricted to specialist areas of practice, such as medication, and intravenous cannulation. Each chapter follows the same easy to use structure, starting with the aims and objectives of the chapter, followed by the explanation of why the skill is performed, relevant anatomy and physiology, related aspects and terminology, how to perform the skill and common problems. Aimed primarily at healthcare assistants, this will also be a useful resource for newly qualified practitioners and students in health and social care.
Download or read book Essential Knowledge and Skills for Healthcare Assistants and Assistant Practitioners written by Zoë Rawles and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-03-04 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fully updated and revised edition of Essential Knowledge and Skills for Healthcare Assistants and Assistant Practitioners is a practical and comprehensive text designed to equip you with the necessary clinical skills for your profession. This book: • equips you with the knowledge to provide the safest and most effective patient care possible; • provides evidence-based guidelines to ensure best practice that is matched to the National Occupational Standards and the Care Certificate; • includes new chapters on administering injections, ear irrigation and examining the feet of people with diabetes, and an entirely rewritten chapter on protocols; • addresses the evolving role of the healthcare assistant and training opportunities; • supplies comprehensive coverage of both primary and secondary care settings, with an emphasis on primary care; • covers accountability, communication skills, confidentiality and reflection; and • uses a light-hearted and accessible style, with definitions, case studies and activities to aid understanding. This is an indispensable guide for all those training as healthcare assistants and assistant practitioners, and an introductory textbook for students embarking on nursing and health and social care programmes.
Download or read book Care Support in Practice written by Nessa Griffin-Heslin and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Healthcare Support written by College of Progressive Education, Ireland and published by Gill Education. This book was released on 2008 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New and unique textbook written specifically for the FETAC Level 5 Certificate in Healthcare Support course. This course is the Department of Health and Children's recommended training for all healthcare assistants.
Download or read book English for Medical Purposes Health Care Assistants written by Virginia Allum and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-04-26 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Health Care Assistants, also known as Certified Nursing Assistants) perform much of the direct patient care in hospitals, clinics and nursing homes. They need to have good communication skills particularly in the challenging area of care of the elderly. In addition, they need to be able to communicate with other Health Care Professionals such as Registered Nurses, doctors and Allied Healthcare Workers and often contribute to discussions about patient care during Multi-Disciplinary Team Meetings
Download or read book Clinical Skills for Healthcare Assistants and Assistant Practitioners written by Angela Whelan and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-05-31 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clinical Skills for Healthcare Assistants and Assistant Practitioners is an accessible, easy-to-read guide, outlining the fundamental and core skills integral to clinical practice. Fully updated in its second edition, this book is divided into three sections; the first looks at fundamental skills applicable to all staff, such as accountability, communication and record keeping. Section two explores core clinical skills such as respiratory care, pulse, blood glucose management and catheter care. Section three outlines complex clinical skills that require more in-depth training, such as medication and intravenous cannulation. An invaluable resource for healthcare assistants and assistant practitioners, this book will also be of use to newly qualified practitioners, and students in health and social care.
Download or read book Hartman s Nursing Assistant Care Long Term Care written by Susan Alvare Hedman and published by . This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive nursing assistant training textbook which includes information on long-term care, multiple chapters on home health care, and material on subacute and acute care. In addition it includes in-depth information on resident and client rights with sidebars that teach ways to promote independence and prevent abuse and neglect; a discussion of culture change; infection prevention; anatomy and physiology with an emphasis on normal changes of aging; updated nutrition information on MyPyramid, special diets, and feeding techniques; current information on legal issues, such as HIPAA and the Patient Self-Determination Act; 7 chapters on home health care, including information on medications, safety, infection prevention, mothers & newborns, and meal planning and preparation; a chapter containing subacute and acute care information, including pre- and post-operative care, as well as mechanical ventilation, chest tubes, and artificial airways.
Download or read book Qualitative Methods for Health Research written by Judith Green and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2009-03-18 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The new edition of Green and Thorogood's Qualitative Methods for Health Research presents a great choice for professors teaching courses across the health care spectrum due to its authors' ability to give students a diverse buffet designed to whet appetites and increase hunger for more qualitative research nourishment' - The Weekly Qualitative Report Suitable for researchers and students in the fields of public health, health services research, nursing and health promotion, Qualitative Methods for Health Research provides a thorough and practical introduction to designing, conducting and appraising qualitative research. Qualitative Methods for Health Research is full of easy-to-follow guidance on how to apply core research skills to health research. Drawing on over twenty years experience of teaching methodology, Green and Thorogood cover the essentials of the theory and principles of applied research in an accessible way. Using examples from a range of settings, this book introduces readers to the key debates in qualitative methodology; issues in designing ethical, feasible and rigorous projects; the main ways of collecting and analysing qualitative data and ways of appraising and writing qualitative research. This new, Second Edition covers developments in systematic reviews of qualitative research and analysis, and includes a chapter focusing on practical issues of qualitative work within applied health research programmes. Key features include: - Case studies - Chapter summaries and key points - Glossary Qualitative Methods for Health Research is an invaluable introduction for both health professionals and students with little prior knowledge of social theory. Judith Green is a Reader in Sociology of Health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Nicki Thorogood is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Download or read book Providing Home Care written by William Leahy and published by Hartman Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2004 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of Providing Home Care: A Textbook for Home Health Aides, the accompanying workbook, and the instructor?s guide are now available!This book will help your aides master what they need to know to provide excellent, compassionate care to clients with very different needs.This book is organized around learning objectives with colored tabs for easy location of material.The second edition contains new and/or updated information on: HIPPA and protecting a client's privacy MRSA and VRE Care for the client with COPD Cultural sensitivity Hip replacement care Mercury-free thermometers Disinfection and sterilization NEW two-step procedure for taking blood pressure We also condensed and made the anatomy and physiology chapter more basic, added chapter review questions, and updated the design and many of the illustrations.
Download or read book Being a Nursing Assistant written by Francie Wolgin and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2005 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its ninth edition, this market-leading book continues to prepare the nation's finest nursing assistants in the deliver safe, effective care in acute, sub-acute, long-term care, and home heath settings by maintaining the time-tested hallmark features students and instructors love while staying current in the dynamic, ever-changing world of healthcare. To enrich learning, enhance critical thinking skills and improve client care, the guidelines and clearly illustrated procedures that illustrate the "how" of what nursing assistants need to do, now include clearly written rationales that help them to understand the "why" behind their patient care actions. NEW - Guidelines and Procedures-including Waterless Hand Hygiene and Applying a Condom Catheter. NEW! Rationales for all procedures that help students to understand the "why" behind their patient care actions. NEW! Topics such as SARS precautions and care of patients with Alzheimer's disease. NEW! Charting examples in each procedure that reinforce the importance of documentation. NEW! Tear-Out English-Spanish Clinical Pocket Reference that provides translations of commonly encountered words and phrases to aide in client care. Expanded coverage of infection control and patient restraints. FREE Companion Website provides chapter-specific online resources for both students and instructors including certification review multiple choice questions, case studies, matching exercises, weblinks, a Syllabus Manager, an audio glossary and more. FREE Student CD-ROM provides certification review multiple choice questions and an audio glossary. Nursing assistants in acute, sub-acute, long-term care, and home heath settings as well as those studying to enter into the field.
Download or read book Dementia written by Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia and published by . This book was released on 2010-09 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fundamentals of Care written by Ian Peate and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-03-20 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fundamentals of Care is an accessible introductory textbook for all health care assistants; assistant practitioners and social care support workers who are undertaking the newly introduced, mandatory Care Certificate, as well as offering a resource for providing care and support. Practically focused, each chapter begins with the outcomes associated with each standard, which helps contextualise and focus the reader on the content and relevance to the Care Certificate. The book also includes exercises to encourage the reader to stop, look, listen and act, thinking cap activity promotes further thinking and application to care and support provision along with case studies and resource files. Written to help the reader come to terms with the role and function of the heath and care assistants, Fundamentals of Care offers support to those undertaking the Care Certificate and to assist those who already work as health and care assistants, helping them in their quest to enhance safe and effective care.
Download or read book Integrating Social Care into the Delivery of Health Care written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2020-01-30 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Integrating Social Care into the Delivery of Health Care: Moving Upstream to Improve the Nation's Health was released in September 2019, before the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic in March 2020. Improving social conditions remains critical to improving health outcomes, and integrating social care into health care delivery is more relevant than ever in the context of the pandemic and increased strains placed on the U.S. health care system. The report and its related products ultimately aim to help improve health and health equity, during COVID-19 and beyond. The consistent and compelling evidence on how social determinants shape health has led to a growing recognition throughout the health care sector that improving health and health equity is likely to depend â€" at least in part â€" on mitigating adverse social determinants. This recognition has been bolstered by a shift in the health care sector towards value-based payment, which incentivizes improved health outcomes for persons and populations rather than service delivery alone. The combined result of these changes has been a growing emphasis on health care systems addressing patients' social risk factors and social needs with the aim of improving health outcomes. This may involve health care systems linking individual patients with government and community social services, but important questions need to be answered about when and how health care systems should integrate social care into their practices and what kinds of infrastructure are required to facilitate such activities. Integrating Social Care into the Delivery of Health Care: Moving Upstream to Improve the Nation's Health examines the potential for integrating services addressing social needs and the social determinants of health into the delivery of health care to achieve better health outcomes. This report assesses approaches to social care integration currently being taken by health care providers and systems, and new or emerging approaches and opportunities; current roles in such integration by different disciplines and organizations, and new or emerging roles and types of providers; and current and emerging efforts to design health care systems to improve the nation's health and reduce health inequities.
Download or read book Nursing Assistant Care written by Susan Alvare and published by Hartman Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2005 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 6,000 instructors shared their ideas for the perfect nursing assistant textbook. Nursing Assistant Care is exactly what you asked for: a full-color, up-to-date, affordable book that meets and exceeds federal and state requirements. Specifically, it contains: beautifully illustrated and clearly photographed chapters organized around learning objectives and written at a low reading level creative methods to teach care and observations, promoting independence, and essential information on preventing abuse and neglect chapter-ending material which develops critical thinking and tests the chapter illnesses and common conditions in one chapter, organized by body system an entire chapter on confusion, dementia, and Alzheimer?s disease up-to-date CPR and emergency care sections a full chapter on mental health and mental illness information on developmental disabilities personal care skills housed within one chapter, as are nursing skills separate chapters for bowel and urinary elimination
Download or read book Master The tm Certified Nursing Assistant CNA and Home Health Aide HHA Exams written by Peterson's and published by Master The(tm). This book was released on 2021-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Resource added for the Nursing-Associate Degree 105431, Practical Nursing 315431, and Nursing Assistant 305431 programs.
Download or read book Improving the Quality of Long Term Care written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2001-02-27 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the issues confronting America is long-term care for frail, older persons and others with chronic conditions and functional limitations that limit their ability to care for themselves. Improving the Quality of Long-Term Care takes a comprehensive look at the quality of care and quality of life in long-term care, including nursing homes, home health agencies, residential care facilities, family members and a variety of others. This book describes the current state of long-term care, identifying problem areas and offering recommendations for federal and state policymakers. Who uses long-term care? How have the characteristics of this population changed over time? What paths do people follow in long term care? The committee provides the latest information on these and other key questions. This book explores strengths and limitations of available data and research literature especially for settings other than nursing homes, on methods to measure, oversee, and improve the quality of long-term care. The committee makes recommendations on setting and enforcing standards of care, strengthening the caregiving workforce, reimbursement issues, and expanding the knowledge base to guide organizational and individual caregivers in improving the quality of care.
