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Introduction to Health Occupation: Today's Health Care Worker, 6/E
Shirley A. Badasch, RN, Consultant, Fountain Valley School Educator
Doreen S. Chesebro, LVN, Saint Joseph Heritage Health Care

ISBN-10: 0130457450
ISBN-13: 9780130457455

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2004
Format: Cloth; 768 pp
Published: 01/22/2003

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For courses in health care occupations and medical occupations.

This text provides students with basic information and skills needed to enter the health care field. It equips students with the skills necessary to research many different occupations in the health care field and to become effective health care workers. Follows the National Health Care Skills Standards.

  • NEW - Updated content throughout—Features new topics such as bioterrorrism.

    • Provides students with the most current information available, addresses the continuing changes in health care, and discusses the “hot topics” of the field.

  • NEW - “Learn by Doing” components at the end of each unit.

    • Gives students increased opportunity to practice newly acquired skills with hands-on exercises.

  • NEW - Improved “Thinking Critically” segments at the end of each chapter—Discuss patient satisfaction; patient advocacy; time management; and safety.

    • Enhances students learning of material—and their comprehension of it—with new kinds of activities.

  • NEW - Chapter-end “Portfolio Tips.”

    • Helps students develop a vocational portfolio to demonstrate job or higher education readiness.

  • NEW - An emphasis on interactive learning throughout—e.g., group role-playing; participatory practice; and peer interactions.

    • Broadens the scope of activities away from written reports and allows students to focus on team building and age-specific communication skills.

  • NEW - Expanded career overviews—Addresses additional fields such as veterinary medicine.

    • Alerts students to the increased need for educated and skilled health care workers in a variety of occupations.

  • NEW - Added tables, charts, and boxes.

    • Enhances the look of the text, and helps visual learners better understand it.

  • NEW - Rationales—Open every procedure.

    • Adds clarity to chapter content.

  • NEW - Charting examples.

    • Provides students with enhanced documentation exposure.

  • A focus on preventative health care—Emphasizes patient teaching.

    • Familiarizes students with a key component in twenty-first century health care.

  • Unique learning system—Divides the text into two parts: Part One (Chs. 1-14) includes the latest information about assistive personnel and salary; and Part Two (Chs. 15-24) details ten careers representing all four career clusters.

    • Presents students with all the basic information health care workers require to work in any department, and prepares them for entry-level positions in their careers.

  • Standards—Addresses OBRA training structure, National Standards, and JACHO standards.

    • Provides students with a learning system that meets standards and requirements of industry organizations.

  • Chapter-end “Link to Success” features.

    • Provides students with critical thinking questions and activities to deepen their level of understanding and provide opportunity for expression of their attitude, feelings, and personal growth.

  • Medical math chapter—Covers basic review materials for recognizing and reading numbers, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percentages, and fractions.

    • Helps students learn the math basics they need to succeed.

  • Medical terminology—Addressed throughout and in workbook exercises and activities.

    • Prepares students to master medical terminology and vocabulary.

  • Margin glossary.

    • Supplies students with immediate feedback and understanding of vocabulary.

  • “Check-off Sheets”—Designed for both practice and competency assessment.

    • Offers students step-by-step instructions to help them perform procedures correctly and competently.

  • Easy readability.

    • Meets the learning needs of all students, particularly ESL students.

  • Companion Website (www.prenhall.com/badasch)—This book specific website is a one-stop resource for both instructors and students. For students, there are interactive quizzes with immediate feedback, bulletin boards, links to other important health OC websites, and skills checklists. For the instructors there is a syllabus builder, and also PowerPoint slides and transparency masters to download.

  • Updated content throughout—Features new topics such as bioterrorrism.

    • Provides students with the most current information available, addresses the continuing changes in health care, and discusses the “hot topics” of the field.

  • “Learn by Doing” components at the end of each unit.

    • Gives students increased opportunity to practice newly acquired skills with hands-on exercises.

  • Improved “Thinking Critically” segments at the end of each chapter—Discuss patient satisfaction; patient advocacy; time management; and safety.

    • Enhances students learning of material—and their comprehension of it—with new kinds of activities.

  • Chapter-end “Portfolio Tips.”

    • Helps students develop a vocational portfolio to demonstrate job or higher education readiness.

  • An emphasis on interactive learning throughout—e.g., group role-playing; participatory practice; and peer interactions.

    • Broadens the scope of activities away from written reports and allows students to focus on team building and age-specific communication skills.

  • Expanded career overviews—Addresses additional fields such as veterinary medicine.

    • Alerts students to the increased need for educated and skilled health care workers in a variety of occupations.

  • Added tables, charts, and boxes.

    • Enhances the look of the text, and helps visual learners better understand it.

  • Rationales—Open every procedure.

    • Adds clarity to chapter content.

  • Charting examples.

    • Provides students with enhanced documentation exposure.

I. BASIC KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS.

 1. Introduction to Being a Health Care Worker.

 2. Finding the Right Occupation for You.

 3. Medical Ethics and Law.

 4. Meeting Your Needs and the Needs of Others.

 5. Effective Communications.

 6. Medical Terminology.

 7. Medical Math.

 8. Your Body and How It Functions.

 9. Human Growth and Development.

10. Nutrition.

11. Measuring Vital Signs.

12. Controlling Infection.

13. Patient and Employee Safety.

14. Employability and Leadership.

II. MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SKILLS.

15. Nurse Assistant/Patient Caregiver.

16. Home Health Aide.

17. Electrocardiogram Technician.

18. Laboratory Assistant/Medical Assistant Laboratory Skills; Phlebotomist.

19. Physical Therapy Aide.

20. Central Supply/Central Processing Worker.

21. Environmental Services Technician/Housekeeper.

22. Health Information Technician.

23. Clinical Medical Assistant.

24. Dental Assistant.

Shirley A. Badasch, M.Ed, RN, is a graduate of California State University at Long Beach. Her career includes acute care nursing, office nursing, industrial nursing, Director of Nursing for a developmentally disabled nursing facility, and Assistant Administrator in Long Term Care. Ms. Badasch's teaching experience includes co-developing the Medical Occupations Program and teaching for nine years in a Regional Occupation Program, and part-time instructor in the Educational Psychology department, California State University at Long Beach. She also taught in the teacher certification program at Cal Poly Pomona and California State University at Sacramento. During her career she worked as a contract consultant to the California State Department of Education, presenting seminars, writing materials, developing programs, and consulting on program development. Ms. Badasch completed her career as the Director of Education for Bristol Park Medical Group. She continues to research and participate in health occupations as a volunteer in her community and as a member of the California Association of Health Career Educators.

Doreen S. Chesebro, B.Ed, LVN, is a graduate of California State University at Long Beach. Her nursing career includes ambulatory care, long-term care and acute care nursing primarily in intensive care and coronary care units. Mrs. Chesebro's teaching experience includes co-developing and teaching the Medical Occupations Program in a Regional Occupation Program. This program includes long-term care nurse assistant, advanced nurse assistant, home health aide, front and back office medical assistant, and hospital health occupations. She also served as a Program Specialist for the Long Beach Unified School District and has experience as a part-time instructor for teacher certification at California State University at Sacramento and Cal Poly Pomona. As Director of Education in the ambulatory care setting, she was responsible for development, implementation and oversight of

  • disease prevention and management classes through patient education
  • staff development programs ranging from new employee orientation to management/ leadership preparation and mentorship

Mrs. Chesebro is currently the Director of Mission Services for the ambulatory care setting of the St. Joseph Health System in California's Central Orange County Region. In this position, she coordinates and monitors community outreach programs and works closely with medical and business staff to promote the St. Joseph Health System Mission, Core Values and Vision.

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 opportunities
  • Corresponding Companion Website - www.prenhall.com/badasch - that offers further exercises as well as links to related resources
  • New - "Learn by Doing" component at the end of each unit that increase hands-on opportunities
  • New - procedure opening rationales that add clarity
  • New - enhanced documentation exposure with charting examples for the procedures
  • "Thinking Critically" segment in the chapter review that reinforces material
  • New - group role-playing and participatory practice and activities
  • Creation of a solid job-readiness file with the Portfolio Connection
  • Clear chapter beginning and unit objectives as well as thorough end-of-chapter exercises and self-evaluation

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