Long-Term Caring
Residential, home and community aged care
- 4th Edition - March 28, 2018
- Latest edition
- Authors: Karen Scott, Margaret Webb, Clare Kostelnick
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 9 5 - 4 2 8 1 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 9 5 - 8 6 8 5 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 9 5 - 8 6 8 4 - 9
The fourth edition of Long-term Caring: Residential, Home and Community Aged Care is an ideal reference for students undertaking a Certificate III Individual Support and Certifica… Read more
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The fourth edition of Long-term Caring: Residential, Home and Community Aged Care is an ideal reference for students undertaking a Certificate III Individual Support and Certificate IV Ageing Support.
Written by leading educators and practitioners from Australia and New Zealand, the text prepares students for all aspects of personal care in a variety of aged care settings.
- Aligned to the Community Services Training Package CHC33015 Certificate III Individual Support and CHC43015 Certificate IV Ageing Support
- Step-by-step instructions on day-to-day carer activities to develop skills and techniques
- Person-centred support reinforced throughout.
Evolve resources for Lecturers:
Chapter 1: Health and aged care services in Australia and New Zealand
Chapter 2: Protecting the person and the carer
Chapter 3: Working within a legal, ethical and collaborative environment
Chapter 4: Workplace documentation and communication
Chapter 5: Working in the home and community sector
Chapter 6: Working with Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders
Chapter 7: Working with the older Maori – kauma–tua and aged care
Chapter 8: Working with older people from diverse cultural backgrounds
Chapter 9: Interpersonal communication and care
Chapter 10: The human body in health and disease
Chapter 11: Health assessment
Chapter 12: Caring for the person
Chapter 13: Promoting and maintaining wellness
Chapter 14: Working with older clients with dementia
Chapter 15: Working with older clients with a disability
Chapter 16: Working with older clients with a mental health issue
Chapter 17: Working with older clients requiring palliative care
Chapter 18: Assisting with medications
Chapter 2: Protecting the person and the carer
Chapter 3: Working within a legal, ethical and collaborative environment
Chapter 4: Workplace documentation and communication
Chapter 5: Working in the home and community sector
Chapter 6: Working with Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders
Chapter 7: Working with the older Maori – kauma–tua and aged care
Chapter 8: Working with older people from diverse cultural backgrounds
Chapter 9: Interpersonal communication and care
Chapter 10: The human body in health and disease
Chapter 11: Health assessment
Chapter 12: Caring for the person
Chapter 13: Promoting and maintaining wellness
Chapter 14: Working with older clients with dementia
Chapter 15: Working with older clients with a disability
Chapter 16: Working with older clients with a mental health issue
Chapter 17: Working with older clients requiring palliative care
Chapter 18: Assisting with medications
- Edition: 4
- Latest edition
- Published: March 28, 2018
- Language: English
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Karen Scott
Affiliations and expertise
Clinical Trainer, Churches of Christ Residential Care Services, Qld, AustraliaMW
Margaret Webb
Affiliations and expertise
Director MW Projects, Brisbane, Qld, AustraliaCK
Clare Kostelnick
Clare Kostelnick is professor emeritus at Des Moines Area Community College where she continues to teach nursing assistant courses. She received her BSN from the Brokaw School of Nursing of Illinois Wesleyan University. She began her career as a registered nurse serving in the US Army Nurse Corps. Having achieved the rank of captain, she spent most of her military career working in emergency care. Clare’s 45 years of nursing experience also includes working in critical care as a staff nurse, a home care and hospice staff nurse, a long-term care staff nurse and consultant, and a coordinator of an assisted living facility. She has taught nursing assistant classes for over 20 years. Clare is a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) instructor for the American Heart Association and is a member of the Iowa Health Educators Association.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emeritus and Nurse Assistant Instructor, Des Moines Area Community College, USA