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.
1. Section 1 Introduction to Healthcare - p. 1 2. Chapter 1 Today’s Healthcare - p. 2 3. Chapter 2 The Role of the Patient Care Technician - p. 10 4. Chapter 3 Professionalism and Work Ethics - p. 17 5. Chapter 4 Communicating With theHealthcare Team - p. 25 6. Section 2 The Patient - p. 43 7. Chapter 5 Understanding the Patient as a Person - p. 44 8. Chapter 6 Patient Rights, Ethics, and Laws - p. 59 9. Chapter 7 Body Structure and Function/Growthand Development - p. 72 10. Chapter 8 Pain Management, Comfort, Rest, and Sleep - p. 114 11. Section 3 Safety - p. 124 12. Chapter 9 Asepsis and Infection Control - p. 125 13. Chapter 10 Workplace Safety and Body Mechanics - p. 152 14. Chapter 11 Patient Safety - p. 162 15. Chapter 12 Moving, Positioning, and Preventing Falls - p. 168 16. Chapter 13 Basic Emergency Care - p. 189 17. Section 4 Patient Assessment - p. 202 18. Chapter 14 Assisting With the Physical Examination - p. 203 19. Chapter 15 Measuring and Recording Vital Signs - p. 215 20. Chapter 16 Obtaining and Monitoring an Electrocardiogram - p. 240 21. Section 5 Patient Care and Comfort - p. 256 22. Chapter 17 Assisting With Admission and Discharge - p. 257 23. Chapter 18 Bedmaking and Hygiene - p. 267 24. Chapter 19 Assisting With Grooming - p. 288 25. Chapter 20 Assisting With Medication Administration - p. 297 26. Chapter 21 Assisting With Nutrition and Fluids - p. 310 27. Chapter 22 Assisting With Urinary Elimination - p. 324 28. Chapter 23 Assisting With Bowel Elimination - p. 339 29. Chapter 24 Assisting With Oxygen Needs - p. 346 30. Section 6 Blood and Specimen Collecting and Testing - p. 359 31. Chapter 25 Blood Collecting and Processing - p. 360 32. Chapter 26 Specimen Collecting and Testing - p. 389 33. Section 7 Surgery and Immobility - p. 407 34. Chapter 27 Caring for the Surgical Patient - p. 408 35. Chapter 28 Heat and Cold Applications - p. 419 36. Chapter 29 Care of Wounds and Pressure Ulcers - p. 425 37. Chapter 30 Rehabilitative and Restorative Care - p. 438 38. Section 8 Special Care Concerns and Settings - p. 449 39. Chapter 31 Caring for Women and Children - p. 450 40. Chapter 32 Caring for the Older Adult - p. 471 41. Chapter 33 Caring for Patients With Mental Health Needs - p. 485 42. Chapter 34 Caring for Patients With Chronic Conditions - p. 494 43. Chapter 35 End-of-Life Care - p. 509 44. Appendix Medical Terminology - p. 522 45. Review Question Answers - p. 528 46. Glossary - p. 532 47. References - p. 540 48. Index - p. 543
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.
1. Section 1 Introduction to Healthcare - p. 1 2. Chapter 1 Today’s Healthcare - p. 2 3. Chapter 2 The Role of the Patient Care Technician - p. 10 4. Chapter 3 Professionalism and Work Ethics - p. 17 5. Chapter 4 Communicating With theHealthcare Team - p. 25 6. Section 2 The Patient - p. 43 7. Chapter 5 Understanding the Patient as a Person - p. 44 8. Chapter 6 Patient Rights, Ethics, and Laws - p. 59 9. Chapter 7 Body Structure and Function/Growthand Development - p. 72 10. Chapter 8 Pain Management, Comfort, Rest, and Sleep - p. 114 11. Section 3 Safety - p. 124 12. Chapter 9 Asepsis and Infection Control - p. 125 13. Chapter 10 Workplace Safety and Body Mechanics - p. 152 14. Chapter 11 Patient Safety - p. 162 15. Chapter 12 Moving, Positioning, and Preventing Falls - p. 168 16. Chapter 13 Basic Emergency Care - p. 189 17. Section 4 Patient Assessment - p. 202 18. Chapter 14 Assisting With the Physical Examination - p. 203 19. Chapter 15 Measuring and Recording Vital Signs - p. 215 20. Chapter 16 Obtaining and Monitoring an Electrocardiogram - p. 240 21. Section 5 Patient Care and Comfort - p. 256 22. Chapter 17 Assisting With Admission and Discharge - p. 257 23. Chapter 18 Bedmaking and Hygiene - p. 267 24. Chapter 19 Assisting With Grooming - p. 288 25. Chapter 20 Assisting With Medication Administration - p. 297 26. Chapter 21 Assisting With Nutrition and Fluids - p. 310 27. Chapter 22 Assisting With Urinary Elimination - p. 324 28. Chapter 23 Assisting With Bowel Elimination - p. 339 29. Chapter 24 Assisting With Oxygen Needs - p. 346 30. Section 6 Blood and Specimen Collecting and Testing - p. 359 31. Chapter 25 Blood Collecting and Processing - p. 360 32. Chapter 26 Specimen Collecting and Testing - p. 389 33. Section 7 Surgery and Immobility - p. 407 34. Chapter 27 Caring for the Surgical Patient - p. 408 35. Chapter 28 Heat and Cold Applications - p. 419 36. Chapter 29 Care of Wounds and Pressure Ulcers - p. 425 37. Chapter 30 Rehabilitative and Restorative Care - p. 438 38. Section 8 Special Care Concerns and Settings - p. 449 39. Chapter 31 Caring for Women and Children - p. 450 40. Chapter 32 Caring for the Older Adult - p. 471 41. Chapter 33 Caring for Patients With Mental Health Needs - p. 485 42. Chapter 34 Caring for Patients With Chronic Conditions - p. 494 43. Chapter 35 End-of-Life Care - p. 509 44. Appendix Medical Terminology - p. 522 45. Review Question Answers - p. 528 46. Glossary - p. 532 47. References - p. 540 48. Index - p. 543
