TY - BOOK AU - AU - TI - Mosby's textbook for the home care aide SN - 9780323084338 (pbk.) PY - 2013/// CY - St. Louis, Mo. PB - Elsevier/Mosby KW - Home Care Services KW - Home Health Aides KW - United States N1 - Includes index; Learning about home care -- The home care industry -- Developing effective communication skills -- Understanding your client's needs -- Understanding how the body works -- Observing, reporting, and recording -- Working with ill and disabled clients -- Maintaining a safe environment -- Maintaining a healthy environment -- Meeting the client's nutritional needs -- Preventing infection/medical asepsis -- Body mechanics -- Bedmaking -- Personal care -- Elimination -- Collecting specimens -- Measuring vital signs -- Special procedures -- Caring for older adults -- Caring for mothers, infants, and children -- Caring for clients with mental illness -- Caring for clients with illnesses requiring home care -- Caring for the client at the end of life -- Emergencies -- Getting a job and keeping it ER -