Being A Homemaker/Home Health Aide (6th Edition)
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Updated and expanded to reflect the issues and situations encountered by today's home health aide, this book guides users through all vital aspects of their jobs in a simple, focused manner and teaches them to be efficient, caring members of the health-care team. It encourages critical thinking, situational and reality-based decision making. Written in a conversational style, it covers everything from the fundamentals of anatomy and physiology to corporate compliance, ethnic diversity, patient satisfaction, palliative care, and makes strategic use of easy-to-follow narratives, step-by-step procedures, margin glossary, and many concept-supporting illustrations and photographs throughout with examples from real life situations. Ideal as both a primary learning tool for beginning aides as well as a handy refresher and reference for more experienced workers.

Paperback: 480 pages

Publisher: Pearson; 6 edition (November 6, 2005)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0131701061

ISBN-13: 978-0131701069

Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 0.9 x 10.7 inches

Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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Each Chapter has a summary of a story related to the chapter and ends with a stimulating review and questions on the chapter. It helps the student to remember pertinent information, and also to think objectively on the problems before answering the questions

I love this book, I use this book to teach my students and also recommend them to buy one for my class. I think this book has everything they need to become Home Health Aid.

This book came in good condition.nice and new.....thanks.

I got this for my mom, great book and came very fast.

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