Sorrentino's Canadian Textbook for the Support Worker

by Mary J. Wilk RN, GNC(C), BA, BScN, MN

Overview

Learn to provide personal care and professional support in a variety of health care settings! Sorrentino’s Canadian Textbook for the Support Worker, 5th Edition helps you build the skills you need to succeed as a personal support worker. With 93 illustrated, step-by-step procedures, Sorrentino’s is the #1 book used by students in support worker programs across Canada.

• NEW! Thoroughly updated content addresses top-of-mind issues such as the use and misuse of social media, bullying and abuse, the concept of professionalism, working on interprofessional teams in health care settings, shiftwork, and more.
• NEW! Enhanced illustrations reflect Canada’s diversity and depict new content and important procedures.
• NEW! Updated chapter organization groups together body systems and anatomy chapters for easier accessibility.
• NEW! Additional coverage of the Personal Support Workers’ scope of practice includes topics such as what to do when asked to work outside of your scope of practice, consequences of not following the scope of practice, and more.
• NEW! More case studies and procedures are added to address the PSW’s expanding scope of practice.
• NEW! Greater coverage of the roles played by other health team professionals describes how this impacts PSWs working on these teams, including topics such as delegation, professional conduct, and more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323709392
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	05/03/2021
Edition description:	5th ed.
Pages:	1216
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.88(h) x (d)

About the Author

Mary Wilk, RN, GNC(C), BA, BScN, MN

Table of Contents

1. The Role and Responsibilities of the Support Worker
2. The Canadian Health Care System
3. Workplace Settings
4. Ethics
5. Legislation: The Client’s Rights and Your Rights
6. Health, Wellness, Illness, and Disability
7. Caring About Culture and Diversity
8. Managing Stress
9. Interpersonal Communication
10. Working With Others: Teamwork, Supervision, and Delegation
11. Working With Clients and Their Families
12. Abuse, Bullying, and Harassment Awareness
13. Starting Your Career
14. Body Mechanics
15. Exercise and Activity
16. Rehabilitation and Restorative Care
17. Personal Hygiene
18. Grooming and Dressing
19. Preventing Infection
20. Safety
21. Beds and Bed Making
22. Skin Care and Prevention of Wounds
23. Promoting Client Comfort, Pain Management, and Sleep
24. Measuring Height, Weight, and Vital Signs
25. Medical Terminology
26. Planning, Reporting, and Recording Client Care
27. Nutrition and Fluids
28. Enteral Nutrition and Intravenous Therapy
29. Urinary Elimination
30. Bowel Elimination
31. Growth and Development
32. Body Structure and Function
33. Common Diseases and Disorders
34. Hearing and Vision Disorders
35. Speech and Language Disorders
36. Developmental Disorders and Disabilities
37. Mental Health Disorders
38. Disorientation, Delirium, and Dementia
39. Promoting Oxygenation
40. Heat and Cold Applications
41. Caring for Mothers and Infants
42. Caring for the Young
43. Caring for Older Adults
44. Home Management
45. Medication Management
46. Working in Acute Care
47. End-of-Life Care
Appendix
Glossary
References
Index

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Learn to provide personal care and professional support in a variety of health care settings