Home Care: Patient and Family Instructions

Home Care: Patient and Family Instructions
ISBN-10
0721684424
ISBN-13
9780721684420
Category
Medical / Nursing / Home & Community Care
Pages
448
Language
English
Published
2000
Publisher
W.B. Saunders
Authors
Deborah K. Zastocki, Christine Rovinski-Wagner

Description

This edition is designed to provide ready-to-use instructions for the patient and family in the home setting. It offers detailed instruction guides for self-care on perforated pages, which can be torn out, photocopied and given to patients as needed. It also aids in developing more effective standardized teaching and documentation. This new edition has been completely updated to ensure users have the most current information available. Includes a FREE CD-ROM.

  • New, free CD-ROM allows customization of the patient instructions.
  • Expanded content for maternal-child health and comfort measures. New content related to cultural diversity.
  • Extensive art programenhances the content.
  • All instructions are ready-to-use and easily adaptable to the requirements of any home care agency.

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