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The Home Health Aide Handbook, 3rd 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, third 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 third edition contains updated information on:
- Federal requirements for home health aides
- Expanded coverage on infection prevention
- Observing and reporting
- HIPAA and how to protect a client’s privacy
- Proper nutrition and special diets
- Care guidelines for specific diseases
- Pain management
- Commonly-used abbreviations
- Oxygen therapy
- Home-care specific tips for housekeeping and cooking
- Disaster guidelines
- Comprehensive glossary
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.
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: 978-1-60425-020-6 |
24.50 | 19.60 | 18.38 | 17.15 |
| Instructor’s Online Support for The Home Health Aide Handbook and/or CD (assessments, checklists, and more!) | Free CD, upon request, with purchase of book | |||
