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Advanced Skills for Health Care Providers
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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.
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- Q: What is the main focus of 'Advanced Skills for Health Care Providers'? A: The book is designed to prepare nursing assistants and patient care technicians for advanced patient care procedures, covering topics such as sterile techniques, venipuncture, and intravenous procedures.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The author of 'Advanced Skills for Health Care Providers' is Barbara Acello.
- Q: How many pages does the book have? A: The book contains a total of 416 pages.
- Q: Is this book suitable for beginners in healthcare? A: While the book covers advanced skills, it is essential for nursing assistants or patient care technicians who already have foundational knowledge in patient care.
- Q: What type of binding does the book have? A: The book is available in paperback binding.
- Q: When was 'Advanced Skills for Health Care Providers' published? A: The book was published on July 13, 2006.
- Q: What are some key features of this book? A: It is a used book in good condition, focusing on practical skills and emphasizing safety, infection control, and effective communication with supervisors.
- Q: Does the book provide any tips for infection control? A: Yes, the book includes safety and infection control alerts throughout the text to guide readers in maintaining health standards.
- Q: Are there any special text boxes in the chapters? A: Yes, most chapters contain special text boxes that list observations to be reported and recorded.
- Q: What edition of the book is available? A: The book is available in its second edition.