Introduction to Health Care & Careers 1st Edition, (Ebook PDF)

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Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781582559001
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1582559001
• Author: Roxann DeLaet

Introduction to Health Care & Careers provides students beginning their health care education with the fundamentals they need to develop their personal and professional skills, understand their chosen profession, and succeed in the world of health care. It meets the growing market demand for a book that gives the best of both worlds―skill development and career choice information. The text begins with today’s health care system, health care economics, and law and ethics, providing important context for the personal, professional, and workplace skills that follow. From there, students move on to an overview of careers in health care and detailed profiles of the most in-demand professions. The book closes with brief chapters on anatomy and physiology to prepare students for the rest of their health care education. With its student friendly approach, Introduction to Health Care & Careers is the essential resource for introductory health care courses, striking the perfect balance between skill development and up-to-date career choice information–everything health care students need to succeed.

Table of contents:

• Part  I  The World of Health Care
•   Chapter  1  Today’s Health Care System
•   Chapter  2  Health Care Economics
•   Chapter  3  Law, Ethics, and Professionalism in Health Care
• Part  II  Professional Skills
•   Chapter  4  Personal Qualities and Professional Skills for Success
•   Chapter  5  Health Care Communication
•   Chapter  6  Diversity and Difference in Health Care
•   Chapter  7  Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
•   Chapter  8  Teamwork and Leadership
• Part  III  Workplace Skills
•   Chapter  9  Computers and Other Technology
•   Chapter  10  Medical Terminology Basics
•   Chapter  11  Medical Documentation
•   Chapter  12  Medical Math
•   Chapter  13  Safety and Infection Control
•   Chapter  14  Body Mechanics
•   Chapter  15  Measuring Height, Weight, and Vital Sounds
•   Chapter  16  First Aid and Emergency Procedures
• Part  IV  Career Profiles
•   Chapter  17  Overview of Health Care Careers
•   Chapter  18  Patient Care: Medical and Surgical
•   Chapter  19  Patient Care: Nursing
•   Chapter  20  Patient Care: Dental
•   Chapter  21  Laboratory and Pharmacy Services
•   Chapter  22  Diagnostic and Imaging Services
•   Chapter  23  Therapy and Rehabilitation
•   Chapter  24  Health Information and Rehabilitation
• Part  V  Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology
•   Chapter  25  The Body as a Whole
•   Chapter  26  Protection, Movement, and Support
•   Chapter  27  Coordination and Control
•   Chapter  28  Circulation and Body Defense
•   Chapter  29  Energy Supply and Use
•   Chapter  30  Reproduction and Development