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Sorrentino's Canadian Textbook for the Support Worker

  • 5 Edición - 16 de abril de 2021
  • Última edición
  • Autor: Mary J. Wilk
  • Idioma: Inglés

Learn to provide personal care and professional support in a variety of health care settings! Sorrentino’s Canadian Textbook for the Support Worker, 5th Edition helps you b… Leer más

Descripción

Learn to provide personal care and professional support in a variety of health care settings! Sorrentino’s Canadian Textbook for the Support Worker, 5th Edition helps you build the skills you need to succeed as a PSW (personal support worker). Illustrated, step-by-step guidelines to 93 procedures show how to perform your role safely and effectively. New to this edition are more case studies plus coverage of the latest issues relating to supportive care in long-term care facilities, hospitals, and home care. Written by Sheila Sorrentino, Leighann Remmert, and Canadian educator Mary Wilk, this text is known for its easy-to-understand approach, superb photographs, and comprehensive coverage. It’s no wonder that Sorrentino’s is the #1 book used by students in support worker programs across Canada.

Puntos claves

  • Comprehensive coverage guides you through all of the information and skills needed by today’s support worker
  • Reader-friendly writing style makes it easy to understand the material
  • Chapter review questions test your comprehension of the learning objectives listed at the beginning of each chapter
  • DIPPS icons highlight the principles of support work: respecting and promoting the client’s Dignity, Independence, Individualized Care, Preferences, Privacy, and Safety
  • Focus on Canada’s multicultural population includes current health care statistics and demographics, including content on Canada’s Indigenous population
  • Procedure boxes include steps and rationales describing how and why a procedure is performed
  • Providing Compassionate Care boxes highlight the caring aspect of the support worker role
  • Case Study boxes apply concepts discussed in the text to real-life examples of support workers and clients
  • Focus on Children and Focus on Older Adults boxes provide age-specific information about the needs, considerations, and special circumstances of children and older adults
  • Focus on Long-Term Care boxes highlight information vital to providing competent care in the long-term care setting
  • Focus on Home Care boxes highlight information necessary for safe functioning in the home setting
  • Supporting boxes present client scenarios and discuss how PSWs make decisions and solve problems
  • Think About Safety boxes provide clear, concise, easy-to-follow advice on how to provide safe care to clients of all ages
  • Respecting Diversity boxes cover the influence of culture on health and illness practices and the importance of cultural sensitivity in support work
  • Critical Thinking in Practice sections at the end of each chapter present a realistic, practice-based challenge
  • Working in Acute Care chapter discusses this ever-expanding role of the support worker and describes how to perform delegated acts, including advanced tasks and problem-solving, the importance of consulting the client’s care plan, and working closely with one’s supervisor for guidance
  • Body Structure and Function and Common Diseases and Conditions chapters provide a solid foundation in anatomy and physiology, physical changes related to aging, and disease processes
  • Mental Health Disorders and Disorientation, Delirium, and Dementia chapters reflect the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition)

Índice

1. The Role and Responsibilities of the Support Worker

2. The Canadian Health Care System

3. Workplace Settings

4. Ethics

5. Legislation: The Client’s Rights and Your Rights

6. Health, Wellness, Illness, and Disability

7. Caring About Culture and Diversity

8. Managing Stress

9. Interpersonal Communication

10. Working With Others: Teamwork, Supervision, and Delegation

11. Working With Clients and Their Families

12. Abuse, Bullying, and Harassment Awareness

13. Starting Your Career

14. Body Mechanics

15. Exercise and Activity

16. Rehabilitation and Restorative Care

17. Personal Hygiene

18. Grooming and Dressing

19. Preventing Infection

20. Safety

21. Beds and Bed Making

22. Skin Care and Prevention of Wounds

23. Promoting Client Comfort, Pain Management, and Sleep

24. Measuring Height, Weight, and Vital Signs

25. Medical Terminology

26. Planning, Reporting, and Recording Client Care

27. Nutrition and Fluids

28. Enteral Nutrition and Intravenous Therapy

29. Urinary Elimination

30. Bowel Elimination

31. Growth and Development

32. Body Structure and Function

33. Common Diseases and Disorders

34. Hearing and Vision Disorders

35. Speech and Language Disorders

36. Developmental Disorders and Disabilities

37. Mental Health Disorders

38. Disorientation, Delirium, and Dementia

39. Promoting Oxygenation

40. Heat and Cold Applications

41. Caring for Mothers and Infants

42. Caring for the Young

43. Caring for Older Adults

44. Home Management

45. Medication Management

46. Working in Acute Care

47. End-of-Life Care

Detalles del producto

  • Edición: 5
  • Última edición
  • Publicado: 16 de abril de 2021
  • Idioma: Inglés

Sobre el autor

MW

Mary J. Wilk

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Retried Professor and Coordinator, PSW Program, Fanshawe College, Canada