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9781405111119

Knowledge to Care A Handbook for Care Assistants

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  • ISBN13:

    9781405111119

  • ISBN10:

    1405111119

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-04-01
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Summary

This is a second edition of a successful, accessible textbook for health care assistants, which provides them with the knowledge and skills needed for everyday practice e.g. patient handling, meeting day-to-day needs, infection control, and patient confidentiality.

Author Biography

The lead editor, Angela Dustagheer is Staff Development Officer at the Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability, London and NVQ external examiner and internal verifier.

Table of Contents

List of contributors
xii
Foreword xiv
Editors' acknowledgements xv
Introduction xvii
Joan Harding
About this book xix
Clients' rights
1(11)
Angela Dustagheer
Overview
1(1)
Key words
1(1)
Rights of clients
1(4)
Delivery of care
5(5)
Summary
10(1)
References
10(1)
Further reading
11(1)
Useful websites
11(1)
Ethics
12(11)
Sandra Fortuna
Overview
12(1)
Key words
12(1)
Definition of ethics
12(2)
Importance of ethics in the health and social care professions
14(1)
Personal and environmental influences in ethical decision-making
15(1)
Ethical issues
16(5)
Summary
21(1)
Acknowledgements
21(1)
References
21(1)
Further reading
21(2)
Individuality and diversity
23(16)
Hazel Heath
Lynne Phair
Overview
23(1)
Key words
24(1)
Individuality and Individual identity
24(8)
Working with individuality and diversity
32(2)
Rights and responsibilities
34(3)
Summary
37(1)
References
38(1)
Communication
39(15)
Jenny Partridge
Angela Dustagheer
Overview
39(1)
Key words
39(1)
What is communication?
39(1)
When do we start communicating?
40(1)
How do we communicate?
40(6)
Barriers to communication
46(3)
Questioning
49(1)
Language
50(1)
Other factors affecting communication
51(2)
Summary
53(1)
References
53(1)
Further reading
53(1)
Working with people whose behaviour challenges the service
54(13)
Caroline Coleman
Overview
54(1)
Key words
54(1)
What is difficult or challenging behaviour?
54(1)
Why does behaviour become difficult or challenging?
55(1)
How can we predict and avoid difficult or challenging behaviour?
56(4)
Observation of potentially difficult service users
60(1)
Dealing with difficult behaviour
61(3)
Legal considerations
64(1)
Summary
65(1)
References
66(1)
Further reading
66(1)
Obtaining and storing client information
67(12)
Rita Gale
Overview
67(1)
Key words
67(1)
Confidentiality
68(2)
Medical record libraries
70(2)
Obtaining client information
72(2)
Receiving and transmitting information
74(1)
Recording client information
75(2)
The Caldicott report 1997
77(1)
Summary
77(1)
References
78(1)
Further reading
78(1)
Basic biomechanics: movement and handling equipment
79(19)
Fay Reid
Overview
79(1)
Key words
80(1)
Legislation to prevent work-related injury
80(2)
Normal patterns of movement
82(5)
Equipment
87(9)
References
96(1)
Further reading
97(1)
Mobility and safer client handling
98(11)
Fay Reid
Assisting people to move
98(1)
Risk assessment
99(1)
Custom and practice
99(1)
Analysis of under-arm techniques
100(1)
Holding a client
101(1)
Sitting a client up
101(1)
Moving a client up the bed
102(1)
Turning a client in bed
103(1)
Assisting a client to stand
104(1)
Walking a client
104(1)
Technique for controlling a fall
105(1)
Managing a client who has fallen
105(1)
Bathing
106(1)
Toileting
107(1)
Team handling
107(1)
Further reading
108(1)
Control of infection
109(16)
Heather Rowe
Overview
109(1)
Key words
109(1)
What causes infection?
109(1)
How do individuals keep infection-free?
109(1)
Defence mechanisms
110(1)
Immunity
110(1)
Sources of pathogenic transmission
111(1)
Modes of pathogenic transmission
112(2)
Vulnerability to infection
114(1)
Care of the client with an infection
115(1)
Inflammation
116(1)
Management of the client with an infection
116(1)
Common risk factors for clients in hospital
117(1)
Prevention of cross-infection
118(1)
General principles of handwashing
119(1)
Single-use items
120(1)
Environment
121(1)
Sharps
121(1)
Waste disposal
122(1)
Spillage and cleaning
122(1)
Food handling and hygiene in clinical areas
122(1)
Sample collection
123(1)
Summary
124(1)
References
124(1)
Further reading
124(1)
Meeting the elimination needs of the client
125(23)
Christine Ely
Overview
125(1)
Key words
125(1)
Normal elimination
125(1)
Factors influencing elimination
126(2)
Use of equipment
128(1)
Dealing with unpleasant odours
129(1)
Elimination records
129(1)
Health and safety
129(1)
Checking for abnormalities
130(2)
Pain or discomfort
132(1)
Urine testing
132(2)
Specimen collection
134(2)
Constipation
136(2)
Diarrhoea
138(1)
Urinary and faecal incontinence
139(3)
Urinary catheters
142(3)
Colostomy
145(1)
Ileostomy
145(1)
Haemorrhoids
145(1)
Nausea and vomiting
145(1)
Summary
146(1)
References
146(1)
Further reading
147(1)
Meeting the hygiene needs of the client
148(25)
Christine Ely
Overview
148(1)
Key words
148(1)
Influences on hygiene
148(1)
Factors influencing hygiene practices
148(3)
Social interaction: a time to talk
151(1)
The carer's personal clothing
152(1)
How hygiene needs should be met -- the care plan
152(1)
Body image
152(1)
Where the hygiene needs are met
153(1)
Skin care
154(3)
Bathing a client
157(1)
Bed-baths
158(3)
Bathrooms
161(1)
Mouth care
162(3)
Hair care
165(1)
Eye care
166(1)
Ear care
167(1)
Nail care
167(1)
Shaving
168(1)
Hair removal prior to surgical procedures or operations
169(1)
Infestations
169(2)
Summary
171(1)
References
172(1)
Further reading
172(1)
Meeting the nutritional needs of the client
173(22)
Chris Flatt
Katie Cullinan
Jane Watson
Overview
173(1)
Key words
173(1)
What is a healthy diet?
173(4)
Planning the menu
177(2)
Swallowing and swallowing difficulties
179(6)
Therapeutic diets
185(1)
Diabetes
186(2)
Weight loss and poor appetite
188(1)
Eating for a healthy heart
189(1)
Factors affecting food choice
189(4)
Summary
193(1)
References
194(1)
Further reading
194(1)
Useful addresses
194(1)
Promoting comfort, rest and sleep and caring for the client in pain
195(26)
Patricia Cronin
Judith Trendall
Karen Gillett
Christine McMahon
Elizabeth Atchison
Overview
195(1)
Key words
195(1)
Pressure ulcers
195(9)
Sleep
204(8)
Pain
212(8)
Summary
220(1)
References
220(1)
Further reading
220(1)
Postnatal care
221(16)
Rebecca Sutton
Dorothy Stables
Overview
221(1)
Key words
221(1)
Puerperium
221(1)
Role of the midwife
222(1)
Role of the health care assistant
222(1)
Role of the health visitor
222(1)
Role of the GP
223(1)
Understanding the changes
223(1)
Changes in the mother's body following birth
223(3)
Postnatal care of the mother
226(1)
Changes in the baby
227(1)
Examining and caring for the baby
228(7)
The carer's role in supporting mothers in the first 10 postnatal days
235(1)
Documentation
235(1)
Summary
235(1)
References
235(1)
Further reading
235(2)
Caring for children and their families
237(26)
Lisa S. Whiting
Overview
237(1)
Key words
237(1)
Effects of hospitalisation
237(5)
Care in partnership with the family
242(5)
Role of the carer
247(1)
The child and play
247(6)
Maintaining a safe environment for the child in hospital
253(3)
Protecting the child from abuse
256(4)
Summary
260(1)
References
260(1)
Further reading
261(1)
Books and videos
262(1)
Community care
263(8)
Frank Garvey
Joan Harding
Overview
263(1)
Key words
263(1)
The community
263(1)
Care in the community
263(2)
Differences between care at home and in the community
265(1)
Recipients of community care
265(1)
Nature of community care
266(1)
Standards of care
267(2)
Summary
269(1)
References
269(1)
Further reading
269(1)
Useful websites
270(1)
Caring for the terminally ill client and their family
271(13)
Angela Dustagheer
Elizabeth Atchison
Overview
271(1)
Key words
271(1)
Culture
271(1)
Loss
272(2)
Bereavement
274(3)
Spiritual care
277(1)
Maintaining dignity
277(1)
Caring for the carer
277(1)
Summary
278(1)
References
278(1)
Further reading
278(1)
Useful addresses of care support agencies
279(1)
Appendix: Cross-reference with NVQ/SVQ
Angela Dustagheer
280(1)
NVQ level 2 Units/Elements
280(4)
Index 284

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