The Fundamental Concepts of Caregiving
The Fundamental Concepts of Caregiving

Author: Murphy V. S. Anderson

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2023-11-09

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 166677717X

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The Fundamental Concepts of Caregiving is uniquely written to address the current and future concerns about caregiving in America and what is needed to enhance the care recipient and caregiver relationship. It provides research-based information on caregiving in America and other countries. This book also recommends practical, logical, and system-thinking approaches to caregiving that are based on the author's twenty-four years of experience, knowledge, training, and passion as a caregiver. The book discusses why caregiving is a unique career and an opportunity to demonstrate one's humanity to others. It also discusses why caregiving is more than a career but a process of building a relationship by considering the following: barriers to caregiving; the Push and Pull Approach; the roles of care recipient and caregiver; the roles of stakeholders and provider agencies; diversity; interconnected support teams; staff training; polarization; the political and social determinants of health; abuse; and system thinking. This book will help readers understand the values and responsibilities of a caregiver and guide them on how to develop a lasting working relationship with care recipients. The book is a practical tool for executives of provider agencies, directors of home health care agencies, direct support employees, and care recipients and their family members.

Families Caring for an Aging America
Families Caring for an Aging America

Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2016-12-08

Total Pages: 367

ISBN-13: 0309448069

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Family caregiving affects millions of Americans every day, in all walks of life. At least 17.7 million individuals in the United States are caregivers of an older adult with a health or functional limitation. The nation's family caregivers provide the lion's share of long-term care for our older adult population. They are also central to older adults' access to and receipt of health care and community-based social services. Yet the need to recognize and support caregivers is among the least appreciated challenges facing the aging U.S. population. Families Caring for an Aging America examines the prevalence and nature of family caregiving of older adults and the available evidence on the effectiveness of programs, supports, and other interventions designed to support family caregivers. This report also assesses and recommends policies to address the needs of family caregivers and to minimize the barriers that they encounter in trying to meet the needs of older adults.

Care in Healthcare
Care in Healthcare

Author: Franziska Krause

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-10-24

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 3319612913

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This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book examines the concept of care and care practices in healthcare from the interdisciplinary perspectives of continental philosophy, care ethics, the social sciences, and anthropology. Areas addressed include dementia care, midwifery, diabetes care, psychiatry, and reproductive medicine. Special attention is paid to ambivalences and tensions within both the concept of care and care practices. Contributions in the first section of the book explore phenomenological and hermeneutic approaches to care and reveal historical precursors to care ethics. Empirical case studies and reflections on care in institutionalised and standardised settings form the second section of the book. The concluding chapter, jointly written by many of the contributors, points at recurring challenges of understanding and practicing care that open up the field for further research and discussion. This collection will be of great value to scholars and practitioners of medicine, ethics, philosophy, social science and history.

Patient Safety and Quality
Patient Safety and Quality

Author: Ronda Hughes

Publisher: Department of Health and Human Services

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 592

ISBN-13:

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"Nurses play a vital role in improving the safety and quality of patient car -- not only in the hospital or ambulatory treatment facility, but also of community-based care and the care performed by family members. Nurses need know what proven techniques and interventions they can use to enhance patient outcomes. To address this need, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), with additional funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has prepared this comprehensive, 1,400-page, handbook for nurses on patient safety and quality -- Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses. (AHRQ Publication No. 08-0043)." - online AHRQ blurb, http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nurseshdbk/

Fundamental Concepts and Skills for the Patient Care Technician - E-Book
Fundamental Concepts and Skills for the Patient Care Technician - E-Book

Author: Kimberly Townsend Little

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2022-06-19

Total Pages: 578

ISBN-13: 0323831249

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Master the skills you need to succeed as a patient care technician! Fundamental Concepts and Skills for the Patient Care Technician, 2nd Edition provides a solid foundation in healthcare principles and in the procedures performed by PCTs and other health professionals. Coverage of skills includes patient hygiene, infection control, taking vital signs, moving and positioning of patients, blood and specimen collecting and testing, ECG placement and monitoring, care of the surgical patient, care of older adults, and more. Clear, step-by-step instructions help you learn each procedure, and may also be used as skills checklists. Written by nursing educator Kimberly Townsend Little, this text prepares students for success on Patient Care Technician or Nursing Assistant Certification exams. - More than 100 step-by-step skills and procedures cover the information found on the Nursing Assistant and Patient Care Technician certification exams. - Practice Scenarios present realistic case studies with questions to help you practice critical thinking and apply concepts to the practice setting. - Delegation and Documentation boxes cover the information needed from the nurse before a procedure and what information should be recorded after the procedure. - Illness and Injury Prevention boxes highlight important safety issues. - Chapter review questions test your understanding of important content. - Chapter summaries emphasize key points to remember. - Chapter objectives and key terms outline the important concepts and essential terminology in each chapter. - NEW! A chapter on medication administration is added to this edition. - NEW! New content is included on NG and gastric tubes, oral suctioning, incentive spirometry, use of a bladder scanner, and inserting peripheral IVs. - NEW! Updated guidelines include CPR and dietary guidelines.

Caregiving and Home Care
Caregiving and Home Care

Author: Mukadder Mollaoglu

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2018-02-14

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9535137786

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The management of chronic diseases is one of the tasks of all members of the health team, and different models need to be applied in the practice of chronic care management. One of these models is home care services. There are two main sections in this book. In the first part of the section, the concept of caregiving and care at home is explained. In the second part, the responsibilities of caregivers at home and the responsibilities of caregivers of people who have health problems that occur during different periods of life are discussed. In the second section, the problems of caregivers are also included. I would like to think that what is quoted in this book, which contains examples from different cultures of the world for home care approaches, will contribute to the development of home care services. This book is presented to all health professionals working in the field of health services as well as health politics professionals and students trained in these areas.

Key Concepts in Palliative Care
Key Concepts in Palliative Care

Author: Moyra A Baldwin

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2010-10-15

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 1446248003

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Do you need a succinct introduction to the key theories and principles of palliative care and their application to practice? Key Concepts in Palliative Care provides just this in a compact, fifty-concept guide to the field. Taking account of the government′s "End of Life Care Strategy", contributors set out the key issues affecting practice across a range of health and social care contexts. The book covers topics ranging from dying and death to symptom management and spiritual care, backed up with practical examples. Each entry comprises: o a snapshot definition of the topic o key points o a discussion of the main debates o links to practice through thought-provoking case histories, and o suggestions for further reading. Key Concepts in Palliative Care is an ideal text and handy source of reference for health and social care professionals who are developing their knowledge and skills in palliative care.

Vibrant and Healthy Kids
Vibrant and Healthy Kids

Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2019-12-27

Total Pages: 621

ISBN-13: 0309493382

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Children are the foundation of the United States, and supporting them is a key component of building a successful future. However, millions of children face health inequities that compromise their development, well-being, and long-term outcomes, despite substantial scientific evidence about how those adversities contribute to poor health. Advancements in neurobiological and socio-behavioral science show that critical biological systems develop in the prenatal through early childhood periods, and neurobiological development is extremely responsive to environmental influences during these stages. Consequently, social, economic, cultural, and environmental factors significantly affect a child's health ecosystem and ability to thrive throughout adulthood. Vibrant and Healthy Kids: Aligning Science, Practice, and Policy to Advance Health Equity builds upon and updates research from Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity (2017) and From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The Science of Early Childhood Development (2000). This report provides a brief overview of stressors that affect childhood development and health, a framework for applying current brain and development science to the real world, a roadmap for implementing tailored interventions, and recommendations about improving systems to better align with our understanding of the significant impact of health equity.

deWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing -Second South Asia Edition, E-Book
deWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing -Second South Asia Edition, E-Book

Author: Ambika Ravindran

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2022-09-26

Total Pages: 1076

ISBN-13: 8131256464

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Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 6th Edition prepares students to learn the basic concepts and fundamental skills that LPNs/LVNs need to practice in a number of care settings, including hospitals, long-term care facilities, medical offices, clinics, surgery centres, and home care agencies. This second South Asia Edition of DeWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing is a uniquely featured textbook, designed to make a worthy impact on its readers. The book is customised as per the revised B.Sc. Nursing curriculum prescribed by the Indian Nursing Council (INC) to meet the learning requirements of undergraduate students. Nursing professionals aspiring for higher education or career progression will also find this book useful for reference. The full-colour text contains theoretical nursing concepts, step-by-step skills and procedures, and clinical applications to build a strong foundation in the patient care experience. The underlying framework of all the chapters pivots around the nursing process, and also portrays the concepts like psycho-social aspects, critical thinking, communication skills, inter- professional collaborations, patient-family education and cultural integrity.• Discusses more than 80 essential skills and around 30 petite forms of skills with step-by-step format supported with coloured illustrations along with action/rationale format• Each chapter starts with key terms, objectives and has supportive glossary• Enhanced with stimulating highpoints such as Special Clinical Cues, Cultural Considerations, Lifespan Considerations, Focused Assessment, Health Promotion, Legal & Ethical Considerations, Patient Education, QSEN Considerations, Safety Alert and Think Critically boxes• Includes nursing process framework featuring the application of the nursing process and nursing care plans, reinforcing its application in the clinical setting• More than 20 Nursing Care Plans illustrating each step of the nursing process • Includes Concept Maps that help students visualise concepts addressed in the text and learn how a condition or response (relating to symptoms, treatments, and side effects) can affect more than one body system

Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing - E-Book
Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing - E-Book

Author: Patricia A. Williams

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2021-02-03

Total Pages: 971

ISBN-13: 0323694772

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- NEW! Coverage of the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model introduces students to the testing model used on the Next Generation NCLEX® Exam. - NEW case studies and Next Generation NCLEX Exam-style questions give students practice and prepare them for the Next Generation NCLEX Examination. - NEW photos and illustrations show critical skills and procedures. - NEW! Updated guidelines include those from the American Heart Association, The Joint Commission, National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel, Dietary Guidelines, and more. - NEW! Expanded Evidence-Based Practice boxes and best practices are highlighted throughout the book.