Learn to master the wide range of information and skills needed by today’s health care workers with Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Patient Care Technicians. While its comprehensive coverage of patient care is appropriate for all types of health care workers, this all-new text is specifically designed to prepare students and professionals for the topics they will face on the Patient Care Technician or the Nursing Assistant certification exams. Coverage includes working within the healthcare team, ethics, laws, communication, understanding patients, culture, patient rights, body structure and function, and growth and development. Procedure units cover safety, infection control, moving and transfers, vital signs, patient assessment, care, comfort, hygiene, and grooming, nutrition and fluids, elimination and respiration skills, and care of the surgical patient. Plus, advanced skills for Patient Care Technicians such as specimen collection, phlebotomy procedures and ECG procedures are also included.
1. Section 1 Introduction to Healthcare - p. xx 2. Chapter 1 Today's Healthcare - p. 3 3. Chapter 2 The Role of the Patient Care Technician - p. 13 4. Chapter 3 Professionalism and Work Ethics - p. 21 5. Chapter 4 Communicating With the Healthcare Team - p. 31 6. Section 2 The Patient - p. 49 7. Chapter 5 Understanding the Patient as a Person - p. 53 8. Chapter 6 Patient Rights, Ethics, and Laws - p. 75 9. Chapter 7 Body Structure and Function/Growth and Development - p. 91 10. Anatomical Terminology - p. 93 11. Abdominal Regions - p. 94 12. Abdominopelvic Quadrants - p. 95 13. Structural Levels of Organization - p. 95 14. Growth and Development - p. 104 15. The Family - p. 107 16. Stages of Growth and Development - p. 110 17. Chapter Summary - p. 136 18. Review Questions - p. 137 19. Chapter 8 Pain Management, Comfort, Rest, and Sleep - p. 139 20. Section 3 Safety - p. 151 21. Chapter 9 Asepsis and Infection Control - p. 155 22. Chapter 10 Workplace Safety and Body Mechanics - p. 187 23. Chapter 11 Patient Safety - p. 199 24. Chapter 12 Moving, Positioning, and Preventing Falls - p. 207 25. Chapter 13 Basic Emergency Care - p. 233 26. Section 4 Patient Assessment - p. 248 27. Chapter 14 Assisting With the Physical Examination - p. 251 28. Chapter 15 Measuring and Recording Vital Signs - p. 265 29. Chapter 16 Obtaining and Monitoring an Electrocardiogram - p. 297 30. Section 5 Patient Care and Comfort - p. 314 31. Chapter 17 Assisting With Admission and Discharge - p. 317 32. Chapter 18 Bed Making and Hygiene - p. 329 33. Chapter 19 Assisting With Grooming - p. 355 34. Chapter 20 Assisting With Nutrition and Fluids - p. 367 35. Chapter 21 Assisting With Urinary Elimination - p. 381 36. Chapter 22 Assisting With Bowel Elimination - p. 399 37. Chapter 23 Assisting With Oxygen Needs - p. 407 38. Section 6 Blood and Specimen Collecting and Testing - p. 421 39. Chapter 24 Blood Collecting and Processing - p. 425 40. Chapter 25 Specimen Collecting and Testing - p. 459 41. Section 7 Surgery and Immobility - p. 479 42. Chapter 26 Care of the Surgical Patient - p. 483 43. Chapter 27 Heat and Cold Applications - p. 497 44. Chapter 28 Care of Wounds and Pressure Ulcers - p. 505 45. Chapter 29 Rehabilitative and Restorative Care - p. 521 46. Section 8 Special Care Concerns and Settings - p. 533 47. Chapter 30 Care of Women and Children - p. 537 48. Chapter 31 Caring for the Older Adult - p. 561 49. Chapter 32 Caring for Patients With Mental Health Needs - p. 579 50. Chapter 33 Caring for Patients With Chronic Conditions - p. 591 51. Chapter 34 End-of-Life Care - p. 609 52. Appendix Medical Terminology - p. 625 53. Review Question Answers - p. 630 54. Glossary - p. 634 55. References - p. 644 56. Index - p. 646
Learn to master the wide range of information and skills needed by today’s health care workers with Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Patient Care Technicians. While its comprehensive coverage of patient care is appropriate for all types of health care workers, this all-new text is specifically designed to prepare students and professionals for the topics they will face on the Patient Care Technician or the Nursing Assistant certification exams. Coverage includes working within the healthcare team, ethics, laws, communication, understanding patients, culture, patient rights, body structure and function, and growth and development. Procedure units cover safety, infection control, moving and transfers, vital signs, patient assessment, care, comfort, hygiene, and grooming, nutrition and fluids, elimination and respiration skills, and care of the surgical patient. Plus, advanced skills for Patient Care Technicians such as specimen collection, phlebotomy procedures and ECG procedures are also included.
1. Section 1 Introduction to Healthcare - p. xx 2. Chapter 1 Today's Healthcare - p. 3 3. Chapter 2 The Role of the Patient Care Technician - p. 13 4. Chapter 3 Professionalism and Work Ethics - p. 21 5. Chapter 4 Communicating With the Healthcare Team - p. 31 6. Section 2 The Patient - p. 49 7. Chapter 5 Understanding the Patient as a Person - p. 53 8. Chapter 6 Patient Rights, Ethics, and Laws - p. 75 9. Chapter 7 Body Structure and Function/Growth and Development - p. 91 10. Anatomical Terminology - p. 93 11. Abdominal Regions - p. 94 12. Abdominopelvic Quadrants - p. 95 13. Structural Levels of Organization - p. 95 14. Growth and Development - p. 104 15. The Family - p. 107 16. Stages of Growth and Development - p. 110 17. Chapter Summary - p. 136 18. Review Questions - p. 137 19. Chapter 8 Pain Management, Comfort, Rest, and Sleep - p. 139 20. Section 3 Safety - p. 151 21. Chapter 9 Asepsis and Infection Control - p. 155 22. Chapter 10 Workplace Safety and Body Mechanics - p. 187 23. Chapter 11 Patient Safety - p. 199 24. Chapter 12 Moving, Positioning, and Preventing Falls - p. 207 25. Chapter 13 Basic Emergency Care - p. 233 26. Section 4 Patient Assessment - p. 248 27. Chapter 14 Assisting With the Physical Examination - p. 251 28. Chapter 15 Measuring and Recording Vital Signs - p. 265 29. Chapter 16 Obtaining and Monitoring an Electrocardiogram - p. 297 30. Section 5 Patient Care and Comfort - p. 314 31. Chapter 17 Assisting With Admission and Discharge - p. 317 32. Chapter 18 Bed Making and Hygiene - p. 329 33. Chapter 19 Assisting With Grooming - p. 355 34. Chapter 20 Assisting With Nutrition and Fluids - p. 367 35. Chapter 21 Assisting With Urinary Elimination - p. 381 36. Chapter 22 Assisting With Bowel Elimination - p. 399 37. Chapter 23 Assisting With Oxygen Needs - p. 407 38. Section 6 Blood and Specimen Collecting and Testing - p. 421 39. Chapter 24 Blood Collecting and Processing - p. 425 40. Chapter 25 Specimen Collecting and Testing - p. 459 41. Section 7 Surgery and Immobility - p. 479 42. Chapter 26 Care of the Surgical Patient - p. 483 43. Chapter 27 Heat and Cold Applications - p. 497 44. Chapter 28 Care of Wounds and Pressure Ulcers - p. 505 45. Chapter 29 Rehabilitative and Restorative Care - p. 521 46. Section 8 Special Care Concerns and Settings - p. 533 47. Chapter 30 Care of Women and Children - p. 537 48. Chapter 31 Caring for the Older Adult - p. 561 49. Chapter 32 Caring for Patients With Mental Health Needs - p. 579 50. Chapter 33 Caring for Patients With Chronic Conditions - p. 591 51. Chapter 34 End-of-Life Care - p. 609 52. Appendix Medical Terminology - p. 625 53. Review Question Answers - p. 630 54. Glossary - p. 634 55. References - p. 644 56. Index - p. 646
