Fundamental Concepts and Skills for the Patient Care Technician

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Book Information
Edition:	1st
Publisher:	Elsevier Science Publishing Company
ISBN:	0-323-43013-9 (0323430139)
ISBN-13:	978-0-323-43013-5 (9780323430135)
New Edition:	0-323-79485-8
Binding:	Softcover
Copyright:	2018
Publish Date:	02/17
Weight:	3.04 Lbs.
Pages:	668
Carton Quantity:	9
Subject Class:	HRP (Health Related Professions)
Remarks:	A New Edition of this Title is Available
Return Policy:	Returns accepted up to 10 months provided no other recalls or return restrictions apply.
Contributing Authors:	View

Class Specifications
Discipline:	Nursing
Subject Definition:	Nurses' Aides; Nursing Care
NLM Class:	WY 193
LC Class:	RT84
Abstract:	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.