Pocket Guide to Home Health Care

Pocket Guide to Home Health Care
Author: Karen E. Monks
Publisher: Saunders
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: Home care services
ISBN: 9780721685588

Ideal for nurses transitioning into the home health arena, this new resource provides practical, in-depth guidance on Medicare's Conditions of Participation (COP), the Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS), personal safety, ethical and legal concerns, and much more. It also explores how nursing responsibilities in home health care differ from those in acute/long term care. Provides detailed examples on how to document the Medicare Conditions of Participation and how they are implemented. Abundant Field Tipsprovide practical advice to the novice home health care provider. Content is appropriate for nurses and therapists.

Mosby's Home Health Nursing Pocket Consultant

Mosby's Home Health Nursing Pocket Consultant
Author: C. V. Mosby
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1995
Genre: Home nursing
ISBN: 9780815161257

An indispensable reference for home health nurses with concise coverage of the broad range of information needed for effective nursing care of patients in the home. Its overview of home health nursing, financial considerations, assessment, fundamentals of home health practice, and care of special patients offers a variety of useful facts, tips, and guidelines for a more successful mursing practice.

Pocket Guide to Culturally Sensitive Health Care

Pocket Guide to Culturally Sensitive Health Care
Author: Barbara Stuart
Publisher: F.A. Davis
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2011-04-19
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0803628390

Communicate more effectively—and build therapeutic relationships more easily—with the culturally diverse population of patients you encounter in practice. This practical pocket guide examines 11 areas of care for patients from 25 different cultures. Each entry is thoroughly researched and includes a clinical scenario that shows you how to apply guidance to real-life patient care.

Pocket Guide to Home Infusion Therapy

Pocket Guide to Home Infusion Therapy
Author: Lisa A. Gorski
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2004-11
Genre: Home drug infusion therapy
ISBN: 9780763726782

Designed for the home care nurse, this pocket guide is a portable reference for home infusion therapy covering venous access devices and other infusion devices and pumps.

Cultural Sensitivity

Cultural Sensitivity
Author: Geri-Ann Galanti
Publisher: Joint Commission Resources
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2012
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1599404214

The cultural groups discussed in this guide include African American, Anglo-American, Asian, Hispanic/Latino, Jewish, Middle Eastern, Native American, Russian, South Asian, and Southeast Asian. The book also discusses cultural patterns, including values, worldview and communication, time orientation, pain, family/gender issues, pregnancy and birth, children, end of life, and health beliefs and practices. The sections on health beliefs and practices are especially informative. This is a very handy pocket resource that broadly describes selected cultural groups. It includes a mnemonic (the 4 C's of Culture) to help healthcare professionals remember the questions to ask each patient: CALL (what do you call the problem?), CAUSE (what do you think caused the problem?), COPE (how do you cope with the problem?), and CONCERNS (what are your concerns?). This book should be required for all health professionals and students.

Culture & Nursing Care

Culture & Nursing Care
Author: Juliene G. Lipson
Publisher: University of California San Diego, Extension
Total Pages: 366
Release: 1996
Genre: Medical
ISBN:

Mosby's Pocket Guide to Nursing Skills and Procedures - E-Book

Mosby's Pocket Guide to Nursing Skills and Procedures - E-Book
Author: Anne Griffin Perry
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 642
Release: 2010-05-03
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323075797

Take this pocket reference to clinicals on the job for quick access to nursing skills! Based on Perry & Potter's market-leading Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques, 7th Edition, Mosby's Pocket Guide to Nursing Skills & Procedures, 7th Edition presents 83 key skills in an easy-to-use A-to-Z format. Step-by-step instructions include full-color photos plus rationales explaining why to use specific techniques. With the latest in evidence-based practice, this book helps you perform basic nursing skills safely and effectively. Also available on Skyscape for use on any hand-held device! A clear, two-column format presents skills with rationales for each step explaining why to use specific techniques. A gloving logo identifies skills in which clean gloves should be worn or gloves should be changed in order to minimize the risk of infection. Safety alerts highlight important information for patient safety and effective performance of skills. Reporting and recording guidelines include a bulleted list of what should be documented in the patient records. Unexpected outcomes and related interventions help you troubleshoot potential problems and take appropriate actions to address them. Alphabetical organization of skills makes it easy to find information quickly. A convenient pocket size and spiral binding allow the book to fit easily into your coat pocket and to stay open on the page you want. New full-color design and illustrations help you follow step-by-step directions more easily. Completely updated content is based on Perry & Potter's market-leading text, Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques, 7th Edition, for the latest in evidence-based care.

Battlefield and Disaster Nursing Pocket Guide

Battlefield and Disaster Nursing Pocket Guide
Author:
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2009
Genre: Disaster nursing
ISBN: 9780763753047

Written by military nurses, the Battlefield and Disaster Nursing Pocket Guide is the premier quick reference guide for battlefield nurses on the front lines. This pocket guide contains critical assessment and treatment information, as well as translation guides to ensure accurate communication in the field. The care of patients with injuries received on the battlefield or in a disaster is specialized. Traumatic injuries may be more complex or unlike injuries seen in the hospital setting. In addition, the battlefield or disaster scene adds an additional level of complexity to medical care. Designed to fit in the pocket of a uniform, this unique pocket guide provides state-of-the-art, evidence-based recommendations for providing nursing care under exceptional conditions. The field guide was designed to fit in the pocket of a field uniform and to stand up to rigorous field conditions.