Advanced Skills for Health Care Providers - Softcover

Acello, Barbara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0766814378 ISBN 13: 9780766814370

Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning, 1999

Synopsis

Covering 112 advanced procedures, this book includes such topics as: respiratory care, infection control, phlebotomy & IV therapy, cardiac care skills, surgical asepsis staples and sutures, wound care, specimens collection, urinary/fecal elimination, enteral feeding, and assisting with blood administration. Supplements Computerized Testbank 0-7668-1439-4 Instructor's Manual 0+-7668-1438-6, 280 pages

About this title

About the Author

Barbara Acello has worked in long-term care for more than four decades. Currently a nurse consultant and educator, she owns a school for nursing assistants, where she helped to write and develop mandatory state curricula for nurse aides and EMTs. She has also written and contributed to dozens of textbooks, instructor guides, quick reference guides, and supplemental instructional materials for health care personnel. Formerly a practicing nurse, Ms. Acello was also a director of nursing and a long-term care facility consultant. Her interests and expertise include clinical geriatrics, resident safety, pain assessment and management, restraints, pressure ulcers, and infection control. She is particularly committed to improving working conditions, education, and professionalism for personnel in the long-term care industry.

Review

Chapter 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

Edition details

• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0766814378
• ISBN 13: 9780766814370
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 316