 | Introduction to Health Care Second Edition
Author: Joyce Mitchell, RN, MSN, MBA; Lee Haroun
ISBN #: 1401891551
©2007 Publish Date: 07/31/2006
Binding: PB
Pages: 576
Publisher: Cengage Learning Price: $128.95 |
Description: Introduction to Health Care, Second Edition provides a comprehensive introduction for learners entering health care programs or for those that think they may be interested in pursuing a career in health care. Core competencies shared by all health care professions such as communication, infection control, and professionalism are provided to expose you to the reality of practice. This book emphasizes developing critical thinking skills through a five-step problem solving model that teaches you to assess a situation, consider alternatives, choose an appropriate alternative, evaluate the results, and revise as needed. This resource will demonstrate how to think like a health care professional and is a terrific first step towards a rewarding career. Product Benefits: - Thinking It Through feature encourages you to problem-solve workplace examples using principles covered in the chapter
- Self-Assessment Application Exercises allow you to integrate major concepts and confirm their comprehension of the material
- Includes topics not seen in other introductory books such as lifestyle management, lifelong learning, documentation, cost control, performance improvement, and customer service
Table of Contents: Unit 1: Health Care Today
Chapter 1: Your Career in Health Care
Chapter 2: Current Health Care Systems and Trends
Chapter 3: Legal and Ethical Responsibilities
Unit 2: The Language of Health Care
Chapter 4: Medical Terminology
Chapter 5: Medical Math
Unit 3: The Human Body
Chapter 6: Organization of the Human Body
Chapter 7: Structure and Function of the Human Body
Chapter 8: Growth and Development
Unit 4: Personal and Workplace Safety
Chapter 9: Body Mechanics
Chapter 10: Infection Control
Chapter 11: Environmental Safety
Unit 5: Behaviors for Success
Chapter 12: Lifestyle Management
Chapter 13: Professionalism
Chapter 14: Lifelong Learning
Unit 6: Communication in the Health Care Setting
Chapter 15: The Patient as an Individual
Chapter 16: The Oral Communication Process
Chapter 17: Written Communication
Chapter 18: Computers in Health Care
Chapter 19: Documentation and Medical Records
Unit 7: Health Care Skills
Chapter 20: Physical Assessment
Chapter 21: Emergency Procedures
Unit 8: Business of Caring
Chapter 22: Controlling Health Care Costs
Chapter 23: Performance Improvement and Customer Service
Unit 9: Securing and Maintaining Employment
Chapter 24: Job Leads and the Resume
Chapter 25: Interview, Portfolio and Application
Chapter 26: Successful Employment Strategies
Appendix 1: Health Care Professional Organizations
Appendix 2: Useful Spanish Expressions for Health Care Work |
