Download or read book Senior Activities FUNdamentals written by Debra Ann Covell and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-29 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique resource for Senior Activities Professionals, Senior Activities FUNdamentals inspires them to plan activities in a brand-new way. Filled with fun and energizing activities, Senior Activities FUNdamentals accommodates seniors experiencing frailty, reduced mobility, and/or memory loss. Author Debbi Covell's passion for the older generation is apparent throughout the pages of this fresh, fun, and informative guide. With more than 25 years of experience planning activities for seniors, including those living with dementia or other memory loss, the author strongly believes that seniors have the same basic needs as anyone: to laugh and have fun, to explore and learn, and to live life to the fullest. Senior Activities FUNdamentals provides a variety of activity ideas to fulfill these needs and to challenge the mind, lift the spirits, and engage seniors. A unique feature of this resource is the inclusion of activities with clear, step-by-step instructions on setting up and carrying it out, explaining the benefits to seniors.Just as important, Senior Activities FUNdamentals offers detailed and relevant information essential in understanding and motivating seniors. The suggestions and tips can alleviate "job burnout," which is prevalent in this profession. It is a great training resource!Senior Activities FUNdamentals will be a resource Senior Activities Professionals will refer to time and time again!
Download or read book Activity Guide Book for Senior Living written by Janet Brown BSN MSN and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-22 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Activity Guide Book for Seniors was developed and compiled by experienced Recreational Therapists to facilitate the development of effective and vibrant activity programs for residents in long-term care communities and adult day programs. The suggestions, ideas, and examples provided in this book are used in communities nationwide and are designed to assist providers in meeting State regulatory requirements for activity programs. Included in this book are activities for adult day programs, tips for assessing and addressing resident interests, conducting group and individual activities, holding resident council meetings, and facilitating family involvement and vibrant volunteer programs. The book also has additional activity programs that facilitate continued engagement and provide meaning to residents, hands-on approach to enhancing memory, improving physical health, sparking creativity, promoting social interaction, and ensuring the overall well-being of dementia residents.
Download or read book No More Potlucks Please written by Lisa Deutsch and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-02 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here it is - book two in the senior adult activity series by author Lisa Deutsch. Lisa has been in ministry over twenty years and brings her experience and creativity to this new volume of activities for seniors. Her hope is that by providing easy to do,pre-planned events for activity directors that it will make their job easier and make events more fun, educational and interesting for seniors. Creative events like Charades and Hippies Night, Antique Road Show, Easter and Archaeology and Hee Haw Night will be such fun. Also included are interesting trip and tour ideas.
Download or read book Excel Senior High School Fundamentals of English written by David Mahony and published by Pascal Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive study guide offers coverage of all five modules in the HSC english course.
Download or read book Educational Activity Programs for Older Adults written by Janice Williams and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-19 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you have ever found yourself frustrated by the lack of printed materials for ideas to be used in conducting classes or activities with older adults, look no more! Educational Activity Programs for Older Adults is an innovative guide for planning programs that meet the social, recreational, rehabilitative, and educational needs of older adults. This valuable resource includes detailed instructions for two activity programs and a list of events for each month of the year. Particular emphasis is placed on holidays and the events surrounding them, with every possible detail provided--history and culture, program overview, preparation, arts and crafts activities, and music, food, and costume ideas. The resourceful and skilled authors have also included a list of topics for every day of the month, which the creative activity professional can use to plan additional activities or generate discussions. Use this practical volume to offer new, unique, and effective instructional programs for older adults. The variety of the activities illustrates the wide range of choices and the limitless creativity you can use in program planning. The focus is on the individual and what benefits him or her most. You will learn how to prepare for each project and how to teach it--with step-by-step descriptions. Educational Activity Programs for Older Adults is a comprehensive book that gives you a wealth of ideas for flexible and fun projects that will motivate and educate the older adults with whom you work. Highlights of this useful book . . . theories related to aging that provide general background knowledge two activity programs and list of events for each month of the year a list of monthly events that contains at least one topic for every day of the month educational, stimulating, and fun activities for program participants and their instructors complete details of activities that develop specific motor skills and cognitive functioning in older persons an overview of the background of each holiday, as well as a thorough explanation of how to implement the program flexible programs to meet the needs of older adults step-by-step instructions for planning and teaching each activity lists of convenient materials for each project ideas for arts and crafts activities, music, and food that are appropriate for each holiday celebration ideas for activities that encourage individual participation, enabling older adults to express their interests, talents, and areas of expertise
Download or read book Senior Activities Planning Guide written by Richard N. Diggs and published by . This book was released on 2003-08 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to Get Married is a resource guide for women who are having trouble getting married. It is designed to combat the antics of men who are characterized as "women-slayers" who break unsuspecting hearts and move on. It explains how celibacy could be the key to your happiness as you are given tried an true methods that put you in the optimum position for success. Ten case studies of girlfriends and their romantic circumstances give a closer look at decisions woman make. In addition to the case studies, is a critical and political analysis of William Shakespeare's attitude toward women reflected in his characters of the second tetralogy. There is an interesting relationship between the problems of the woman of Shakespeare's plays and women of today.
Download or read book Fundamental Concepts and Skills for the Patient Care Technician E Book written by Kimberly Townsend Little and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2022-06-19 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master the skills you need to succeed as a patient care technician! Fundamental Concepts and Skills for the Patient Care Technician, 2nd Edition provides a solid foundation in healthcare principles and in the procedures performed by PCTs and other health professionals. Coverage of skills includes patient hygiene, infection control, taking vital signs, moving and positioning of patients, blood and specimen collecting and testing, ECG placement and monitoring, care of the surgical patient, care of older adults, and more. Clear, step-by-step instructions help you learn each procedure, and may also be used as skills checklists. Written by nursing educator Kimberly Townsend Little, this text prepares students for success on Patient Care Technician or Nursing Assistant Certification exams. More than 100 step-by-step skills and procedures cover the information found on the Nursing Assistant and Patient Care Technician certification exams. Practice Scenarios present realistic case studies with questions to help you practice critical thinking and apply concepts to the practice setting. Delegation and Documentation boxes cover the information needed from the nurse before a procedure and what information should be recorded after the procedure. Illness and Injury Prevention boxes highlight important safety issues. Chapter review questions test your understanding of important content. Chapter summaries emphasize key points to remember. Chapter objectives and key terms outline the important concepts and essential terminology in each chapter. NEW! A chapter on medication administration is added to this edition. NEW! New content is included on NG and gastric tubes, oral suctioning, incentive spirometry, use of a bladder scanner, and inserting peripheral IVs. NEW! Updated guidelines include CPR and dietary guidelines.
Download or read book Study Guide for Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing E Book written by Patricia A. Williams and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2021-07-12 with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW! Updated exercises reflect content in the new edition of the Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing textbook. NEW! UNIQUE! Next Generation NCLEX Exam-style questions are included in every chapter, reflecting the Clinical Judgment Measurement Model, and include each of the five new approved question types: enhanced hotspot, cloze (drop down), matrix, extended multiple-response, and extended drag-and-drop question types.
Download or read book Study Guide for Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing written by Susan C. DeWit and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2013-01-23 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Study guide for the regular version of the title.
Download or read book Study Guide for Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing E Book written by Susan C. deWit and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2015-04-01 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reinforce your understanding of nursing concepts and skills, and apply that knowledge to nursing practice! Corresponding to the chapters in deWit’s Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 4th Edition, this study guide provides practice exercises, review questions, and application activities to help you gain a solid understanding of the principles and skills you’ll need to succeed in your nursing classes and in your career. Steps to Better Communication sections in each chapter include a vocabulary building glossary, NCLEX exam-style completion exercises, grammar and pronunciation exercises, and cultural issues. Review Questions for the NCLEX-PN Examination include multiple-choice and alternate-format questions related to content in the textbook. Clinical Situations ask you to apply key concepts to nursing practice. Setting Priorities questions ask you to rank tasks in order of importance — prioritization is one of the most important skills in nursing. Application of the Nursing Process questions help you make the connection between the nursing process and real-world patient care. Text page references make it easy to locate answers in the textbook. To the Student instructions provide study hints to ESL and non-ESL students. Updated content reflects current issues in nursing, such as QSEN standards.
Download or read book A Handbook of Valuable Activities for Seniors written by Felipe Cofreros Ph.D. and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2020-01-27 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book "A Handbook of Valuable Activities For Seniors" is useful tool for Senior and Adult participants to enrich their lives through a variety of recreational and social activities in an Adult Day Care. This book minimizes the teachers' extra effort in looking for activities which will suit the objectives for the different topics given to the participants in the Adult Day Care. This book contains practical teaching objectives and varied activities for use in the Adult Day Care programs. These activities are explained in language that is clear and simple. Each of them is intended to develop the participants personality- his attitudes, habits, skills, knowledge and abilities. This book "A Handbook of Valuable Activities for Seniors" is also a reliable resource material to enhance the Seniors and Adults' potential creativity. It is also useful in channeling the extra energy of seniors and adults and the activities included could be a good basic experience. The activities are designed to help maintain the independence of the seniors and adults in the community and based on an individual direct approach, while encouraging self-esteem, self reliance and achievement. The contents of this book, however, are not prescriptive; they are merely suggestions and can be modified according to the need of local conditions. Let this book be your guide as you explore new dimensions in your presentation of the different Activities for the Senior participants in an Adult Day Care. Dr. Felipe Cofreros Ph.D.
Download or read book deWit s Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing E Book written by Patricia A. Williams and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2016-12-23 with total page 946 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - NEW! Nursing Concepts and Exemplars listed for each chapter to support concept curriculums. - NEW! Discussion of QSEN and highlighted Safety information provides you with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to continuously improve the quality and safety of patient care. - EXPANDED! Evidence-Based Practice boxes and highlighted best practices point out the most current, evidence-based information. - UPDATED! Expanded art program with original photos and line art better illustrates nursing concepts.
Download or read book Study Guide for deWit s Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing E Book written by Patricia A. Williams and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2017-05-03 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW! Updated exercises reflect the most current textbook content.
Download or read book Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing E Book written by Susan C. deWit and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2013-01-24 with total page 961 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW! Rationales for NCLEX review questions at the end of each chapter help you understand why your choices were correct or incorrect. NEW! Full text reviews by experts in the field offer consistency and ease understanding as you progress through the book. NEW! Evolve margin icons denote supplemental material for students on Evolve. NEW! Evidence Based Practice margin icons point out the most current and evidence based information. NEW! In depth discussion of the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) within the text provides the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to continuously improve the quality and safety of the healthcare systems.
Download or read book Fundamental Nursing Skills and Concepts written by Barbara Kuhn Timby and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2009 with total page 998 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its Ninth Edition, this full-color text combines theoretical nursing concepts, step-by-step skills and procedures, and clinical applications to form the foundation of the LPN/LVN course of study. This edition features over 100 new photographs, exciting full-color ancillaries, end-of-unit exercises, and extensively updated chapters on nursing foundations, laws and ethics, recording and reporting, nutrition, fluid and chemical balance, safety, asepsis, infection control, and medication administration. Coverage includes new information on cost-related issues, emerging healthcare settings, concept mapping, malpractice, documentation and reporting, HIPAA, and more. All Gerontologic Considerations sections have been thoroughly updated by renowned experts.
Download or read book Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing written by Susan C. deWit and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2013-01-18 with total page 961 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of the popular LPN Threads series, this market-leading text features an easy-to-follow writing style and organization to teach you the concepts and skills you need to know to practice nursing in a variety of care settings. This new edition offers in-depth discussion of QSEN competencies, rationales for the NCLEX-PN review questions, and new icons to point out the most current evidence-based information. Standard LPN Threads features include helpful characteristics such as full-color design, key terms, numbered objectives, key points, critical thinking questions, critical thinking activities, glossary, and references. Easy-to-follow reading level and text organization presents information from simple to most complex. Think Critically boxes help you synthesize information and apply concepts beyond the scope of the chapter. Cultural Considerations related to biocultural variations as well as health promotion for specific ethnic groups demonstrate how to provide culturally competent care. Elder Care Points highlight changes that occur with aging and how they affect nursing care. Home Care boxes highlight the necessary adaptations of nursing skills and techniques for the patient in the home care setting. NEW! Rationales for NCLEX review questions at the end of each chapter help you understand why your choices were correct or incorrect. NEW! Full text reviews by experts in the field offer consistency and ease understanding as you progress through the book. NEW! Evolve margin icons denote supplemental material for students on Evolve. NEW! Evidence Based Practice margin icons point out the most current and evidence based information. NEW! In depth discussion of the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) within the text provides the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to continuously improve the quality and safety of the healthcare systems.
Download or read book Physical Activity Instruction of Older Adults written by Debra J. Rose and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Physical Activity Instruction of Older Adults, Second Edition, is the most comprehensive text available for current and future fitness professionals who want to design and implement effective, safe, and fun physical activity programs for older adults with diverse functional capabilities. Along with an updated review of the research and literature, the second edition introduces a new chapter on the concept of whole-person wellness. It offers strategies for integrating the six dimensions of whole-person wellness (physical, emotional, intellectual, vocational, spiritual, and social) into health promotion and physical activity programs for older adults. This cohesive blend of theory, practical content, and detailed instruction is divided into four parts, each of which addresses one or more of the nine training modules that comprise International Curriculum Guidelines for Preparing Physical Activity Instructors of Older Adults, the expert-developed guidelines on which this text is based: Part I presents an overview of the physiological aspects of aging and the field of gerokinesiology to help readers understand the psychosocial and cognitive benefits derived from regular physical activity; Part II leads readers through the process of conducting preexercise health screenings and assessments, providing meaningful feedback to clients, evaluating program outcomes, and helping clients develop short- and long-term behavioral goals; Part III emphasizes programming principles and training methods that will facilitate the development of well-rounded and effective exercise programs. It includes specific activities for engaging older adults mentally, emotionally, socially, and spiritually along with myriad dynamic and static flexibility exercises to address joint and muscle flexibility, muscle strength, balance, mobility, endurance, and power; Part IV focuses on the teaching, motivation, communication, and leadership skills that are necessary for creating effective and safe programs for older adults, with or without specific medical conditions. The text also offers a variety of features devised to enhance reader understanding and learning retention. Chapters begin with a list of objectives to familiarize readers with the key concepts they will learn, and each chapter concludes with thought-provoking study questions and practical application activities to help readers use the information with real-world scenarios to prepare them to design well-rounded physical activity programs. Other student-friendly elements include chapter summaries and key terms. The content is supplemented with photos, figures, and tables, making the book interesting and visually appealing. Physical Activity Instruction of Older Adults, Second Edition, offers students and fitness professionals a contemporary approach that embraces a comprehensive wellness framework for designing health promotion and physical activity programs for older adults.
