Introduction to Health Occupation: Today's Health Care Worker

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Designed to present basic core knowledge and overview of many health professions, this text prepares students for entry-level positions in the field of health care. A four-color design brings concepts to life and presents information on standard precautions, OSHA, bloodborne pathogens, and tuberculosis. Exercises encourage critical thinking in areas such as medical math, computers, and terminology, and help students create an ongoing job-readiness file. Other learning features ease students into chapter material with self-evaluations and insights on how to approach upcoming material, plus a math review chapter. -- Copyright © 2000 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR All rights reserved


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Providing both basic core knowledge as well as an overview of many health care professions, Introduction to Health Occupations is an ideal resource for students preparing for entry-level health occupation positions. A striking four-color design supports and enhances sound pedagogy covering precautions, OSHA, CLIA, HEDIS, disaster preparedness and AIDS. Features new to the sixth edition further strengthen instruction with exercises that include enhanced visual learning, team building, communication, multicultural competence and familiarity with new technology.Features Include:A Student CD-ROM with additional exercises and practice opportunitiesNew - "Learn by Doing" component at the end of each unit that increase hands-on opportunitiesNew - procedure opening rationales that add clarityNew - enhanced documentation exposure with charting examples for the procedures"Thinking Critically" segment in the chapter review that reinforces materialNew - group role-playing and participatory practice and activitiesCreation of a solid job-readiness file with the Portfolio ConnectionClear chapter beginning and unit objectives as well as thorough end-of-chapter exercises and self-evaluation


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