Long-Term Caring,
Edition 3 Residential, Home and Community Aged Care
By Karen Scott, RN, BNurs, BA, GradDip(T&D), MEd and Margaret Webb, RN, RM, BNurs, GradCert( TESOL), GradDip(FET), AdvDip(Bus Man), MEd(AWE)

Publication Date: 29 Sep 2014
Description

Perfect for:

  • • Certificate III in Aged Care Students

  • • Certificate III in Home and Community Care Students
  • • Certificate III in Disability Students

The third edition of Long-term Caring: Residential, Home and

Community Aged Care has been updated to cover components of the National Aged Care Training Package for students.

Written by leading specialists in aged care from both Australia

and New Zealand, Long Term Caring: Residential, Home and

Community Aged Care 3rd Edition continues to prepare students

thoroughly for all aspects of personal care in a variety of aged care settings, within the home, community and in dedicated centres. The focus of the new edition is on how to deliver long-term

care to meet an individual’s needs and to enhance their quality of life.

Evolve Resources:

  • • Powerpoints
  • • Testbank RTF
  • • Case studies
  • • Image collection

Key Features

• Aligned to the most current Aged Care Training Package requirements

• A focus on cultural considerations in aged care

• Safety Alerts focusing on the key safety aspects of care giving

• Procedure boxes providing step-by-step instructions for performing care-giving tasks

• Quality of Life boxes focusing on how to promote quality of life

• Updated Review Questions at the end of each chapter, reinforcing learning and understanding of key concepts

New Features

• New chapter on the context of provision of care for older Maori

• New chapter structure linking like topics together

• Updated to reflect current manual handling procedures

• Additional information on normal ageing

• Wellness approach to ageing and aged care integrated throughout

About the author
By Karen Scott, RN, BNurs, BA, GradDip(T&D), MEd, Clinical Trainer, Churches of Christ Residential Care Services, Qld, Australia and Margaret Webb, RN, RM, BNurs, GradCert( TESOL), GradDip(FET), AdvDip(Bus Man), MEd(AWE), Director MW Projects, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
Book details
ISBN: 9780729541916
Page Count: 600
Retail Price : £