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Use this workbook to review and practice the skills performed by
patient care technicians! The essential companion to Fundamental
Concepts and Skills for the Patient Care Technician, 2nd Edition,
this study guide uses a variety of exercises, activities, and
review questions to help you get the most out of your textbook.
Procedure checklists help you practice and gain confidence with the
skills in the text, and critical thinking activities let you apply
content to practice. It's the study tool you need to prepare for
Patient Care Technician or Nursing Assistant Certification exams
Variety of exercises includes matching, multiple-choice, short
answer, fill-in-the-blank, and true/false questions to reinforce
and enhance your understanding. Critical thinking activities help
you develop clinical judgment and prepare for practice. Procedure
checklists make it easier to practice patient care skills. NEW
exercises cover the textbook's new chapter on medication
administration. NEW review content is included on NG and gastric
tubes, oral suctioning, incentive spirometry, use of a bladder
scanner, and inserting peripheral IVs.
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.
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