The Caregiver's resourcebook /
Elana D. Zucker
- Fifth edition.
- Singapore : Pearson Education South Asia Pte Ltd., c2003
- xxii, 405 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chapter 1. Orientation to the Home Care Industry -- Chapter 2. Communication Skills -- Chapter 3. Working with People -- Chapter 4. Caring for a Geriatric Client -- Chapter 5. Working with Children -- Chapter 6. Care of the Dying in the Home -- Chapter 7. Anatomy and Physiology -- Chapter 8. Infection Control in the Home -- Chapter 9. Care of the Client's Environment -- Chapter 10. Planning, Purchasing and Serving Food -- Chapter 11. Basic Body Movement and Positions -- Chapter 12. Skin Care -- Chapter 13. Personal Care -- Chapter 14. Rehabilitation of the Client -- Chapter 15. Measuring and Recording Client Vital Signs -- Chapter 16. Intake and Output -- Chapter 17. Specimen Collection -- Chapter 18. Special Procedures -- Chapter 19. Common Diseases you Will See -- Chapter 20. Emergency Procedures -- Abbreviations -- Glossary -- Index.
The Caregiver's resourcebook has been compiled by a multidisciplinary team of practicing home-health-care-professionals. It is formulated to teach homemakers/home health aides to be efficient, sensitive, caring members of the health-care team and to be able to make decisions based on objective observation, critical thinking skills and timely reporting to supervisors.