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 The Home Health Aide Handbook written by Jetta Lee Fuzy and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautiful, full-color, third edition of The Home Health Aide Handbook is unlike any other handbook or pocket guide on the market. This up-to-date book is a valuable tool for many reasons. For home health aides, it includes all the procedures learned in their training program, plus references to abbreviations, medical terms, care guidelines for specific diseases, and an appendix to include important names and phone numbers. For certified nursing assistants moving to home care, we've included helpful information on making the transition from institutions to homes. In addition, this book contains all of the federal requirements for home health aides so it also can be used in a basic training program. Not only is it inexpensive, but it's also full-color, loaded with photos and illustrations Use it for training and encourage your aides to carry it with them into the field to use as a quick reference tool. The third edition contains updated information on: * Federal requirements for home health aides * Expanded coverage on infection prevention * Observing and reporting * HIPAA and how to protect a client's privacy * Proper nutrition and special diets * Care guidelines for specific diseases * Pain management * Commonly-used abbreviations * Oxygen therapy * Home-care specific tips for housekeeping and cooking * Disaster guidelines * Comprehensive glossary This handy guide is the perfect size. It fits easily into a backpack, purse, or home care bag. Encourage your aides to carry it with them into the field to use as a quick reference tool.

Download or read book Home Health Aide Training Manual and Handbook written by Emmanuel C. Anene and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009-03 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is my hope that this text, when properly used will be of great benefit to the individual aide or aide intraining in mastering the required skills that would make the individual a good home health aide. The book has been specially tailored as a teaching tool for home health aides.The book has two sections, the tutorial section one and the practical hands on section two. The second section is a good aide or good training tool for practical demonstartion purposes. For the purpose of understanding only, a home health aide does not have to be a Certified Nurses Aide. As a result this book can be used to train and prepare an individual to function in the capacity of a home health aide. The agency must prepare a set of standardized tests for the aides to ensure that the individual have fully internalized the reaching and traning that they have been put through. This book further addresses the rule and regulation (federal and State) that the home health aide must be familiar with. This book is an excellent tool for the home health aide. I strongly encourage all individual who practice and plans to practice as an aide in the home health field to read this book.

Download or read book Mosby s Textbook for the Home Care Aide written by Joan M. Birchenall and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering the essential content and procedures a home care aide needs to know, Mosby's Textbook for the Home Care Aide, 3rd Edition 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. Hundreds of full-color photos and drawings depict key ideas and clearly demonstrate procedure steps. Procedures provide step-by-step, easy-to-understand instructions on performing important skills and tasks. UNIQUE! A cast of caregivers, including a supervisor and four home care aides, are highlighted in scenarios that provide realistic examples of the types of situations you are likely to encounter in the home care environment. Guidelines for Observing, Recording, and Reporting (ORR) are highlighted throughout the text, emphasizing the home care aide's responsibilities for observing and documenting the client's condition and care. Key considerations and reminders are presented in color font to emphasize the importance of performing these actions. Objectives and Key Terms in each chapter focus your attention on essential information. Chapter summaries and study questions review the key points in each chapter. Updated/Expanded Meeting the Client's Nutritional Needs chapter includes the new MyPlate food guide and new nutrition guidelines. Updated/Expanded Getting a Job and Keeping It chapter reflects the job prospects and challenges of today, including the realities of moving between states and differences in certification requirements. Updated equipment photos are included. Evolve companion website includes skills competency checklists and an audio glossary.

Download or read book 24 Essential Inservices for Home Health written by HCPro (Firm) and published by Hcpro, a Division of Blr. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Home health aide inservice training is vital to quality patient care and is mandated by your state. How can you be sure you're providing the best training possible without spending hours of preparation time?The solution is here. "24 Essential Inservices for Home Health" includes everything you need to provide 24 complete inservices on the most important topics--at the very low cost of just $6 per lesson.A comprehensive training tool For each topic, you'll receive a comprehensive inservice that can be used as a group lessons or for self-study by individual aides and nurses. Each inservice includes an in-depth lesson plan a post-test to document the training, and a certificate of completion for staff. The companion CD-ROM makes the lessons easy-to-customize All materials are in the manual AND on the included CD-ROM--enabling you to modify the lessons to meet the particular needs of your agency or the requirements of your state. Use the inservices over and over again--just print out the materials from the CD-ROM as necessary You'll get everything you need to provide an information-packed 30-minute inservice on any of the 24 essential topics. If you prefer, add your own agency-specific information, demonstrations, and discussion time to extend the training to 60 minutes or more The best value on the market For about $6 per lesson, you'll receive everything necessary to provide CMS-compliant home health aide education on the following 24 topics: Alzheimer's Disease Basic Nutrition: Guidelines for Balanced Meals and Special Diets Behavior Management Bloodborne Pathogens and Standard Precautions Care of the Skin: Guidelines for Ensuring Skin Integrity Caring for Residents with Dementia Depression and Anxiety Diabetes Elder Abuse and Neglect: Preventing, Recognizing, and Reporting End-of-Life Care Guidelines for Providing Personal Care Heart Disease Incontinence and Constipation Infection Control Guidelines: Standard Precautions & Additional Precautions Lifting and Transferring Malnutrition and Dehydration Mental Illness Oxygen Training Psychosocial Care Range of Motion and Positioning Respiratory Disorders Understanding Pain Vital Signs: Guidelines for Measuring Vital Signs and Weight Seizures and Strokes

Download or read book Workbook for Providing Home Care written by Hartman Publishing Staff and published by . This book was released on 1999-03 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Home Health Aide On The Go In Service Lessons Vol 8 Issue 11 The Homecare Team written by and published by Beacon Health, a Division of Blr. This book was released on 2009-04-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lesson on The Homecare Team includes a complete training packet. Each in-service packet takes approximately one hour to complete and fully meets the Medicare in-service training requirements. As aides need training, you can make as many copies as you want - there's no restriction when used with aides assigned from your office location. Remember that Home Health Aides must have 12 hours of in-service training every year.

Download or read book Patient Safety and Quality written by Ronda Hughes and published by Department of Health and Human Services. This book was released on 2008 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Nurses play a vital role in improving the safety and quality of patient car -- not only in the hospital or ambulatory treatment facility, but also of community-based care and the care performed by family members. Nurses need know what proven techniques and interventions they can use to enhance patient outcomes. To address this need, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), with additional funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has prepared this comprehensive, 1,400-page, handbook for nurses on patient safety and quality -- Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses. (AHRQ Publication No. 08-0043)." - online AHRQ blurb, http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nurseshdbk/

Download or read book Home Health Aide On The Go In Service Lessons Vol 8 Issue 9 Personal Safety written by and published by Beacon Health, a Division of Blr. This book was released on 2009-04-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lesson on Personal Safety includes a complete training packet. Each in-service packet takes approximately one hour to complete and fully meets the Medicare in-service training requirements. As aides need training, you can make as many copies as you want - there's no restriction when used with aides assigned from your office location. Remember that Home Health Aides must have 12 hours of in-service training every year.

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.

Download or read book Home Health Aide On The Go In Service Lessons Vol 1 Issue 3 Home Health Aides and State Surveys written by and published by Beacon Health, a Division of Blr. This book was released on 2007-12-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lesson on Home Health Aides & State Surveys includes a complete training packet. Each in-service packet takes approximately one hour to complete and fully meets the Medicare in-service training requirements. As aides need training, you can make as many copies as you want - there's no restriction when used with aides assigned from your office location. Remember that Home Health Aides must have 12 hours of in-service training every year. LESSON OBJECTIVES After completion of this program, the home health aide will be able to: * Describe two reasons why homecare surveys are performed * List three primary methods for surveying home health aide services * Explain the responsibilities of the home health aide during home visits LESSON OVERVIEW The survey of homecare agencies is an anxious time for all concerned. It is particularly troublesome for home health aides since they often do not understand how the survey is conducted and what role they are expected to play. Failure to meet the standard for home health aide services can result in a Condition-level deficiency for the agency. During a survey, home visits will be made to observe home health aide care delivery. Aide documentation and employee files will be reviewed. The topic of the survey is an important one for home health aides since they will always be directly and indirectly involved in the process. The information presented in this program will help to explain the process, as well as outline the responsibilities of the home health aide during a survey.

Download or read book Home Health Aide written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-12-18 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Home health aides must meet the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) annual requirement to complete 12 hours of in-service training. Deliver the relevant education your aides need to satisfy this requirement with HCPro's Home Health Aide On-the-Go In-service Series, Volume 15. This new edition is filled with 12 informative, one-hour in-service training lessons addressing timely topics that are crucial to homecare. Home Health Aide On-the-Go In-service Series, Volume 15, also provides authoritative, comprehensive, yet easy-to-understand training lessons for group classroom settings or self-study. The in-services offer home health aides the convenience and flexibility to study when time permits and to learn at their own pace. The lessons include both clinical topics, such as avoiding UTIs and colostomy care, and staff training topics, such as ethics and a basic understanding of Medicare and OASIS-C1. With this resource, agencies will be able to: Help home health aides fulfill CMS' annual mandate to complete 12 hours of in-service training with condensed, practical lessons that focus specifically on their role and needs Easily prepare an in-service training program for the entire calendar year without having to coordinate staff schedules for on-site training Copy lessons, attendance logs, and customizable certificates of completion for each participant through single-site reproduction rights Each lesson includes new and updated content, including: One hour of study, including a concisely written fact sheet, explaining an important homecare-specific topic A descriptive homecare-specific case study Supplemental learning activities A 10-question posttest to measure aides' understanding and validate their comprehension of the subject matter An attendance log and certificate of completion to document staff training hours

Download or read book Long Term Care Services in the United States 2013 Overview written by National Center for Health Statistics and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long-term care services include a broad range of services that meet the needs of frail older people and other adults with functional limitations. Long-Term care services provided by paid, regulated providers are a significant component of personal health care spending in the United States. This report presents descriptive results from the first wave of the National Study of Long-Term Care Providers (NSLTCP), which was conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). This report provides information on the supply, organizational characteristics, staffing, and services offered by providers of long-term care services; and the demographic, health, and functional composition of users of these services. Service users include residents of nursing homes and residential care communities, patients of home health agencies and hospices, and participants of adult day services centers.

Download or read book Home Health Aide On The Go In Service Lessons Vol 6 Issue 6 Medicare and Home Health written by and published by Beacon Health, a Division of Blr. This book was released on 2007-12-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lesson on Medicare and Home Health includes a complete training packet. Each in-service packet takes approximately one hour to complete and fully meets the Medicare in-service training requirements. As aides need training, you can make as many copies as you want - there's no restriction when used with aides assigned from your office location. Remember that Home Health Aides must have 12 hours of in-service training every year. LESSON OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this program, the home health aide will be able to: Identify two qualifying factors for homecare Explain the history of homecare, and List the traits/roles of a home health aide. OVERVIEW Home health care is a service that provides skilled nursing care and other health-related treatments to patients in the comfort of their homes. Patients with Medicare insurance may be eligible to receive home health care if they meet certain requirements. Since the federal government provides Medicare, these requirements are established through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Home health aide services are part of the Medicare home health benefit. This in-service reviews the history of homecare, basic Medicare qualifying services, and how home health aides provide patient care in the home. We'll also reveal some interesting homecare facts and statistics.

Download or read book Home Health Aide On The Go In Service Lessons Vol 6 Issue 12 Personal Wellness written by and published by Beacon Health, a Division of Blr. This book was released on 2007-12-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lesson on Personal Wellness includes a complete training packet. Each in-service packet takes approximately one hour to complete and fully meets the Medicare in-service training requirements. As aides need training, you can make as many copies as you want - there's no restriction when used with aides assigned from your office location. Remember that Home Health Aides must have 12 hours of in-service training every year. LESSON OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this program, the home health aide will be able to: Identify three signs of stress Define burnout, and Explain two ways to deal with stress. OVERVIEW Since the home health aide's job is to care for others, most of your day is spent directly caring for another person. In addition to that, you have your own professional and personal obligations. It is common for all people, and especially for caregivers, to experience some stress and even "burnout" due to the pressures and responsibilities of caregiving. This in-service reviews the importance of caring for yourself first. It outlines how to do that by recognizing and dealing with stress. In addition, the in-service explains burnout and suggests ways to manage it effectively.

Download or read book Home Health Aide On The Go In Service Lessons Vol 5 Issue 6 Aide Patient Conflicts written by and published by Beacon Health, a Division of Blr. This book was released on 2007-12-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lesson on Aide/Patient Conflicts includes a complete training packet. Each in-service packet takes approximately one hour to complete and fully meets the Medicare in-service training requirements. As aides need training, you can make as many copies as you want - there's no restriction when used with aides assigned from your office location. Remember that Home Health Aides must have 12 hours of in-service training every year. LESSON OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this program, the home health aide will be able to: Better understand why patients may exhibit difficult behavior List techniques to handle difficult patients, and Explain the importance of reporting and documenting events regarding difficult patients. OVERVIEW For the most part, home health patients are pleasant and welcoming to the presence of home health aides, and are eager to do what it takes to get better. Occasionally, however, the home health aide will experience a conflict due to behavioral issues with the patient. A patient may be having a hard time learning to live with a disease or adjusting to the lifestyle changes an injury or disease requires. The patient may take out these frustrations on the caregiver. The patient may be resistant or bitter and even, at times, aggressive. The patient may also have mental status changes directly related to disease or to aging. Instead of reacting negatively and making the situation worse, a home health aide can use techniques to build a more solid, trusting relationship with the patient. Understanding the potential causes of the behavior helps aides know how to respond effectively. This inservice looks at some of the possible reasons a patient may be difficult and offers tips on dealing with such patients.

Download or read book Home Health Aide On The Go In Service Lessons Vol 6 Issue 1 Professionalism written by and published by Beacon Health, a Division of Blr. This book was released on 2007-12-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lesson on Home Health Aide Professionalism includes a complete training packet. Each in-service packet takes approximately one hour to complete and fully meets the Medicare in-service training requirements. As aides need training, you can make as many copies as you want - there's no restriction when used with aides assigned from your office location. Remember that Home Health Aides must have 12 hours of in-service training every year. LESSON OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this program, the home health aide will be able to: Describe two examples of professional workplace behavior Identify three characteristics of acting professionally Explain two ways to treat patients professionally OVERVIEW Professional behavior in the workplace can be difficult to define. Professionalism means different things to different people and can vary from agency to agency. It is something that isn't formally taught and is often left up to the home health aide to figure out. Further, behavior that some patients may find perfectly acceptable may offend others. It is therefore important that home health aides know what actions make up professional behavior and put those into practice. Home health aides must be aware of the agency's standards and there must be proof that aides follow them. The agency's reputation, and the health and safety of patients, depend on this knowledge and practice. This aide in-service outlines professional behavior and will serve as a guideline to training the home health aide on professionalism.