Patient Care Technician Textbook:
Theory and Practical Fundamentals
ISBN: 978-1-944471-59-0
Interior & Cover : Color & Softcover
Edition: Series I (Hard Copy)
Published: 2016-2017
Pages: 600 plus pages
Size: 11 x 8.5
Population: Trade School, Colleges, High Schools, Training Centers, etc.
Subject: Allied Healthcare
BOOK DESCRIPTION
PATIENT CARE
Our Patient Care Technician Textbook is the First Official Textbook Solely written for Patient Care Technician Program. The Patient Care Technician textbook consist of contents such as introduction to patient care, infection control and legal issues in healthcare, Introduction to human anatomy and medical terminology, physical assessment and examination, patient mobility and range of motion, therapeutic exercise and patient positioning, assistive devices and gait, orthotics and prosthetics, patient transfer techniques and wheelchair management, wound care and various special topics such as draping techniques, ostomy care, nutrition and meal etc. Apart from the above-mentioned content, the book has over 50 clinical skills for patient care technicians. This book also features 3 practice exams; each practice exam has 100 questions. The student will have 300 questions to solve at the end of the book, plus there is an end of chapter review questions as well, which can be completed by the student after every chapter. This book can be used by students to prepare for Patient Care Technician Certification, Restorative Care Assistant Certification Exam, Phlebotomy Technician Certification Exam, EKG Technician Certification Exam, Cardiac Monitor Telemetry Technician Certification Exam.
BOOK: PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN
TABLE OF CONTENT
Chapter 1: Introduction to Patient Care
Chapter 2: Infection Control & Standard Precautions
Chapter 3: Legal Issues in Healthcare
Chapter 4: Introduction to Human Anatomy & Physiology
Chapter 5: Medical Terminologies
Chapter 6: Physical Assessment & Examination
Chapter 7: Patient Positioning & Bed Mobility Techniques
Chapter 8: Range of Motion
Chapter 9: Therapeutic Exercises
Chapter 10: Gait
Chapter 11: Assistive Devices
Chapter 12: Orthosis and Prosthesis
Chapter 13: Transfer Techniques
Chapter 14: Wound Care & Pressure Sores
Chapter 15: Wheelchair Management
Chapter 16: Patient Care Skills (30 Plus Skills Checklist)
SPECIAL TOPICS
Special Topic 1: Confusion and dementia
Special Topic 2: Nutrition and meal
Special Topic 3: Measurement of intake and output
Special Topic 4: Ostomy and its care
Special Topic 5: Draping techniques
Special Topic 6: Aphasia and types
Special Topic 7: CPR, AED and abdominal thrust
Special Topic 8: Admission discharge and transfer
Special Topic 9: Activities of daily living
Special Topic 10: Levels of need
Special Topic 11: Death and dying
Special Topic 12: Restraints and incident reports
Special Topic 13: Urine specimen collection
Special Topic 14: Stool and sputum specimen collection
Special Topic 15: Communication
FROM THE AUTHORS DESK
Increasing demand of technicians in medical field and lack of all in one compiled educational resource led to the evolution of the Patient Care Technician textbook. This book has been created after an extensive search of PCT technician profession and keeping in mind the new trends and procedures required for the on-job tasks. The authors have tried to keep the book concise and to the point. The knowledge in this Edition has been provided for individuals planning to pursue an Patient Care Technician profession at a postsecondary or college level. The language used in the book is simplistic and somewhat easy to comprehend for individuals to understand the concepts of Patient Care.
INSTRUCTOR RESOURCES
Table of Content
WorkBook Test
Multimedia Presentation
Midterm / Final Exams
Test Bank and Quiz
Glossary
Abbreviations
BOOK HIGHLIGHTS
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Easy and Simple to Read Content
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30 Plus Competency Skills
Legal Issues in Healthcare -
Medical Terminology in Alphabetic Order
Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology With Color Illustrations
End of Chapter Review Questions -
Dedicate Infection Control Chapter with Illustrations/Pictures
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New Table with Muscles and Their Actions
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Vital Signs Assessment Procedure: Stepwise Illustrations/Pictures
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Illustration of Various Body Positions
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Range of Motion Stepwise Illustrations/Pictures
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(Upper, Lower Limbs & Neck)
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Exercises Stepwise Illustrations/Pictures
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Gait Phases and Components Illustrations/Pictures
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Illustration for Gait Walking with Assistive Devices
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Pictures of Various Assistive Devices
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Illustrations of Orthosis and Prosthesis
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Pictures of Patient Care Transfer (10 Types of Transfers)
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Stepwise Picture of Transfer Techniques
Illustration of 4 Types of Pressure Ulcers
Wheelchair Parts with Illustration
Special Topics -
Wheelchair Illustrations Going Up & Down the Curb
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End of Book: 3 Sets of Questions with Answer Key for 300 Questions
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