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The Home Health Aide Handbook Second Edition
Jetta Fuzy, RN, MS
Adapted from Dr. William Leahy's Providing Home Care: A Textbook for Home Health Aides
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This beautiful, full-color, second edition of The Home Health Aide Handbook is unlike any other handbook or pocket guide on the market. This up-to-date book is a valuable tool for many reasons. For home health aides, it includes all the procedures learned in their training program, plus references to abbreviations, medical terms, care guidelines for specific diseases, and an appendix to include important names and phone numbers. For certified nursing assistants moving to home care, we've included helpful information on making the transition from institutions to homes. In addition, this book contains all of the federal requirements for home health aides so it also can be used in a basic training program. Not only is it inexpensive, but it's also FULL-COLOR, loaded with photos and illustrations! Use it for training AND encourage your aides to carry it with them into the field to use as a quick reference tool.
The second edition contains updated information on:
- all of the federal requirements for home health aides
- a considerable emphasis on observing and reporting
- HIPAA and how to protect a client’s privacy
- home care focus boxes
- nutrition and the USDA’s MyPyramid
- numerous procedures emphasizing how they are performed in the home, including a new two-step procedure for taking blood pressure
- care guidelines for specific diseases
- pain management
- chart of medical and commonly-used abbreviations
- mercury-free thermometers
- home-care specific tips for housekeeping and cooking
- disaster guidelines
- comprehensive glossary, and easy-to-use index, including a table of where to find procedures
This handy guide is the perfect size. It fits easily into a backpack, purse, or home care bag. Encourage your aides to carry it with them into the field to use as a quick reference tool. It also makes the perfect gift for Home Health Aide Week in November!
Instructors click here for a free sample of this book for adoption consideration.
PRICING FOR THIS BOOK
Our customers consistently tell us that we offer the most competitive pricing on the market.
| US $ | Retail single copy |
20% off 2-99 copies |
25% off 100+ copies |
30% off 500+ copies |
| Textbook Paperback ISBN: 978-1-888343-76-2 |
22.00 | 17.60 | 16.50 | 15.40 |
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