F.A. Davis Company

Perfect for all learning styles!

Take a unique, multimedia approach to understanding the world of health care—from the office to clinical settings. Learn what it means to work as a team and communicate effectively. Then examine the basics of the human body, how to assess patients, the legal and ethical aspects of health care, and how to successfully land your first job as a healthcare professional.

A visually rich text, a wealth of interactive exercises on the BONUS CD-ROM, and 320 full-color, printable flash cards and activities online at DavisPlus make learning fun and easy wherever you go!

Text

• Coverage focuses on…communication, cultural sensitivity, human body basics, assessing patients, ethical and legal aspects, and how to successfully land a job.
• More than 60 full-color drawings and photographs illustrate important tasks, procedures, diseases, and disorders.
• Skill check-off sheets provide the skill, rationale, and grading scales.
• “Stop, Think, and Learn” case studies foster critical-thinking skills.
• “Flashpoint” boxes summarize and clarify key concepts.

BONUS CD-ROM

• Interactive exercises including…
• Word Search
• Crosswords
• Don’t Tip the Scale
• Memory Mania
• Flash Cards

Online at DavisPlus

• 320 full-color, printable flash cards
• Fun activities

1. Health Care Today
1. Evolution of Modern Healthcare
2. Working as a Team
3. Cultural Sensitivity
4. Preparing for a Career in Health Care
2. Human Body Basics
5. Learning the Language
6. Basic Anatomy and Physiology
7. Human Growth and Development
8. Working Safely
3. Pathogens and Disease
9. Role of Government Agencies in Healthcare
10. Infection Control Policies and Procedures
11. Communicable Diseases
12. Infections Associated with Health Care
13. Resistant Organisms
4. Working with Patients
14. Patient Assessment
15. Vital Signs
16. Professionalism and Ethics
17. Patient Confidentiality
18. Documentation
5. Joining the Workforce
19. Finding a Job
20. Succeeding in Your Job

Appendices
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Growth Charts
Infection Control Training and Competency Documents
Hepatitis B Vaccine Declination Statement
Healthcare Personnel Vaccination Recommendations
Glossary