Mosby’s Textbook for the Home Care Aide, 3rd Edition: A Comprehensive Guide for Success

Are you ready to excel in the rapidly growing field of home care? Look no further than Mosby’s Textbook for the Home Care Aide, 3rd Edition, written by renowned experts Joan Birchenall and Eileen Streight. This updated and expanded edition provides you with the essential content and procedures necessary to thrive as a home care aide.

A User-Friendly Approach

This textbook is designed to be easy to use and understand, featuring:

• Hundreds of full-color photographs and drawings that depict key ideas and clearly demonstrate procedure steps
• Step-by-step procedures for skills performed by home care aides, ensuring you’re confident in your abilities
• Realistic scenarios showcasing a cast of caregivers, including a supervisor and four home care aides, to help you prepare for real-world situations

Key Focus Areas

The updated edition places emphasis on:

• Meeting the client’s nutritional needs, with the new MyPlate food guide and latest nutrition guidelines
• Getting a job and keeping it, with insights into current job prospects, challenges, and certification requirements

Additional Features

This comprehensive textbook also includes:

• Guidelines for Observing, Recording, and Reporting (ORR) to emphasize your responsibilities as a home care aide
• Key considerations and reminders presented in color font to highlight crucial actions
• Chapter summaries and study questions to review key points and reinforce your understanding

The accompanying Evolve companion website offers additional resources, including skills competency checklists and an audio glossary.

With Mosby’s Textbook for the Home Care Aide, 3rd Edition, you’ll be well-prepared to excel in this rewarding field and provide exceptional care to your clients.