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Check for Availabilityout of stock. Click on the button below to search for this title in other formats.  Advanced Skills for Health Care Providers
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:This book was written to prepare the nursing assistant or patient care technician to provide advanced patient care procedures. The book includes content on sterile procedures, including preparing and working with a sterile field, using sterile technique, and performing sterile dressing changes, wet to dry dressings. Venipuncture technique is covered in several chapters as well as intravenous procedures and many other advanced skills. The importance of reporting information and observations to the licensed supervisor is emphasized throughout the book. To this end, most chapters contain special text boxes listing observations to be reported and recorded. Added highlights within the text narrative include safety and infection control alerts, and age related information; information that is important to the student and in keeping with the latest health care trends. Book News Annotation:Written for caregivers and patient care technicians in training, this
text covers 112 procedures ranging from basic documentation to
procedures including wound care, phlebotomy, and cardiac care skills.
Emphasizes safety, infection control, patients' rights, and
communication skills throughout.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:Covering over 90 advanced procedures, this book includes such topics as: respiratory care, infection control, phlebotomyandIV therapy, cardiac care skills, surgical asepsis/staple and suture, wound care, speciment collection, urinary/fecal elimination, enternal feeding, and assisting with blood administration. The four nursing process components - Assessment, Plan, Implementation and Evaluation are featured in the book. Synopsis:Written for caregivers and patient care technicians in training, this text covers 112 procedures ranging from basic documentation to procedures including wound care, phlebotomy, and cardiac care skills. Emphasizes safety, infection control, patients' rights, and communication skills throughout. About the AuthorAs an independent nurse consultant and educator, Barbara Acello, MS, RN, has worked in long-term care for more than thirty-three years. In addition to owning and operating a school for nursing assistants, she helped to write and develop mandatory state curricula for nurse aides and EMTs. She has also written and/or contributed to approximately 60 textbooks, instructor guides, quick reference guides, and supplemental instructional material for healthcare personnel. During her nursing career, Ms. Acello has worked in eight states as a director of nursing, long-term care facility consultant, and educator. With a particular interest and expertise in the clinical geriatrics, Ms. Acello's subspecialties include resident safety, pain assessment and management, restraints, pressure ulcers, and infection control. She is committed to improving working conditions, education, and professionalism for personnel in the long-term care industry. Table of ContentsChapter 1 Health Care Delivery Chapter 2 Observation, Documentation, and Reporting to the RN Chapter 3 Infection Control Chapter 4 Surgical Asepsis Chapter 5 Wound Care Chapter 6 Phlebotomy Chapter 7 Intravenous Therapy Chapter 8 Urinary and Bowel Elimination Chapter 9 Enteral Nutrition Chapter 10 Specimen Collection Chapter 11 Perioperative Care Chapter 12 Heat and Cold Applications Chapter 13 Caring for Patients with Special Needs Chapter 14 Advanced Respiratory Procedures Chapter 15 Endotracheal Tube and Tracheostomy Care Chapter 16 Cardiac Care Skills Chapter 17 Emergency Procedures
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