Canadian Personal Care Provider, The, 1st edition

Published by Pearson Canada (July 15, 2016) © 2017

  • Francie Wolgin
  • Kate Smith
  • Julie French
  • Angela Butt Niagara College
  • Dianne Patterson Camosun College

Title overview

The Canadian Personal Care Provider has been developed with a client-centred theme integrated throughout. An expanded coverage of the body-systems approach describes the functions of the human body first and then how disturbances or health problems can arise. This approach ensures the future Personal Care Provider understands how the body systems work before building and executing a client care plan.

 

This exciting new first Canadian edition includes cultural considerations, examines ageism and other critical factors to ensure an emphasis on and promote respect for autonomy across the lifespan. Are you Client Centred? Are You Age Aware? and Are you Culture Conscious? features further support this approach. 

Table of contents

  1. The Person and Person-Focused Care
  2. The Health Care System
  3. The Role of the Personal Care Provider, Workplace Ethics, and Legal Aspects of Care
  4. Communication Skills: Interpersonal, Written, Electronic
  5. Medical Terminology, Abbreviations, Specialties
  6. Infection Control
  7. Safety
  8. Body Mechanics: Positioning, Moving, and Transporting
  9. The Client's Room
  10. Bed making
  11. Supporting the Client being Admitted, Transferred, and Discharged
  12. Personal Care of the Client
  13. Nutrition
  14. Growth and Development
  15. The Human Body
  16. The Musculoskeletal System and Related Care
  17. The Integumentary System and Related Care
  18. Warm and Cold Applications
  19. The Circulatory and Respiratory Systems and Related Care
  20. Measuring Vital Signs
  21. The Gastrointestinal System and Related Care
  22. The Urinary System and Related Care
  23. Endocrine System and Related Care
  24. The Reproductive System and Related Care
  25. The Nervous System and Related Care
  26. Mental Illness
  27. Cognitive Impairments
  28. Emergency Care
  29. Assisting with Medications
  30. Care of the Surgical Patient
  31. Neonatal and Pediatric Care
  32. Home Health Care
  33. The Resident and LTC
  34. The Terminally Ill Patient and Post-mortem Care

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