Now in full color throughout, this fully revised fourth edition presents a basic core of knowledge and skills as well as an overview of a wide variety of entry-level positions in the ever-expanding field of health care. The authors have fine-tuned each unit and present material in simple, easy-to-understand language with step-by-step procedures so students at every level (i.e., SL, returning adults) will feel comfortable.
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Pearson Education Limited
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Höhe: 283 mm
Breite: 215 mm
Dicke: 30 mm
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978-0-8359-5010-7 (9780835950107)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
I. BASIC KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS.
1. Introduction to Being a Health Care Worker.
2. Finding the Right Occupation for You.
3. Meeting Your Needs and the Needs of Others.
4. Using Health Care Terminology and Abbreviations.
5. Using Computers, the 24-Hour Clock, and the Metric System.
6. Your Body and How It Functions.
7. The Process of Change.
8. Effects of Nutrition.
9. Measuring Vital Signs.
10. Controlling Infection.
11. Protecting Yourself and Others.
12. Employability/Professionalism.
II. JOB SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS.
13. Electrocardiogram Technician.
14. Laboratory Assistant/Medical Assistant Laboratory Skills; Phlebotomist.
15. Nurse Assistant: Long-Term Care (Core).
16. Home Health Aide.
17. Physical Therapy Aide.
18. Central Supply/Central Processing Worker.
19. Medical Clerical Worker.
20. Clinical Medical Assistant.
21. Dental Assistant.
22. Environmental Services Technician/Housekeeper.
