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Home Care
Patient and Family Instructions
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Second Edition

By
Deborah Zastocki, RN, MA, EdM
Christine Rovinski-Wagner, ARNP, MSN

Description
This edition is designed to provide ready-to-use instructions for the patient and family in the home setting. It offers detailed instruction guides for self-care on perforated pages, which can be torn out, photocopied and given to patients as needed. It also aids in developing more effective standardized teaching and documentation. This new edition has been completely updated to ensure users have the most current information available. Includes a FREE CD-ROM.

Contents
THE TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS · Overview of the Teaching-Learning Process · Learning Theory · Fundamentals of Teaching · Documentation · PATIENT & FAMILY INSTRUCTIONS · UNIT 1: General Resources · Child Safety in the Home · Intramuscular Injections · Making the Home Environment Safe · Medication Compliance · Reading a Thermometer and Taking a Temperature · Subcutaneous Injections · UNIT 2: Cardiovascular Alterations · After Your Heart Attack · Angina · Healthy Heart · Pacemaker · Taking a Pulse · UNIT 3: Respiratory Alterations · Apnea Monitoring · Bronchopulmonary Health · Oral Suctioning · Oxygen Therapy · Percussion and Postural Drainage · Tracheostomy Care · Ventilator Care · Ways to Save Your Energy · UNIT 4:

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 448 pages, publication date: JUN-2000
ISBN-13: 978-0-7216-8442-0
ISBN-10: 0-7216-8442-4
Imprint: SAUNDERS


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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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