Mosby's Textbook for the Home Care Aide

Mosby's Textbook for the Home Care Aide

<p>Covering the essential content and procedures a home care aide needs to know, <b>Mosby’s Textbook for the Home Care Aide, 3rd Edition </b>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. </p><ul><b><li>Hundreds of full-color photos and drawings depict</b> key ideas and clearly demonstrate procedure steps. </li><li><b>Procedures</b> provide step-by-step, easy-to-understand instructions on performing important skills and tasks. </li><li><b>UNIQUE! A cast of caregivers, including a supervisor and four home care aides, </b>are highlighted in <b>scenarios</b> that provide realistic examples of the types of situations you are likely to encounter in the home care environment. </li><li><b>Guidelines for Observing, Recording, and Reporting (ORR)</b> are highlighted throughout the text, emphasizing the home care aide’s responsibilities for observing and documenting the client’s condition and care. </li><li><b>Key considerations and reminders</b> are presented in color font to emphasize the importance of performing these actions. </li><li><i><b>Objectives</i> and <i>Key Terms</i></b> in each chapter focus your attention on essential information. </li><li><b>Chapter summaries and study questions</b> review the key points in each chapter. </li> </ul><ul><b><li>Updated/Expanded<i> Meeting the Client’s Nutritional Needs</i> chapter</b> includes the new <i>MyPlate</i> food guide and new nutrition guidelines.</li><li><b>Updated/Expanded <i>Getting a Job and Keeping It</i> chapter</b> reflects the job prospects and challenges of today, including the realities of moving between states and differences in certification requirements.</li><li><b>Updated equipment photos</b> are included.</li><li><b>Evolve companion website </b>includes skills competency checklists and an audio glossary.</li> </ul>