Product Description: Professionalism is a complex and highly disputed idea of crucial importance in a range of fields, not least health and social care. It can inspire people by reminding them of workplace ideals and the value of occupational expertise...read more

Surveys health occupations. Includes information on anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, basic health care skills, and careers.

You might know how to properly bill patients, draw blood, or code in a professional work environment, but are you prepared to find and keep your next job? Using an easy-to-read, easy-to-follow format, Job Readiness for Health Professionals: Soft Skills Strategies for Success gives you an advantage in the job market by guiding you through what you need to know to master the essential soft skills ― such as professional habits, attitudes, and personality traits ― needed for every entry-level healthcare job. If you want long-term success as a working professional, then this book is for you! Critical thinking exercises woven throughout skills include multidisciplinary scenarios from the field.What If? boxes feature short scenarios for the you to think about how you would handle a situation in the workplace.Case studies use fictional vignettes to illustrate the issues involved with the specific skills.Down a Dark Road vignettes illustrate what can go terribly wrong when a skill is ignored or not mastered.Behavioral objectives provided for mastering each skill. Worktext format with journaling activities give you opportunities for self reflection on your skills progress.Experiential Exercises are actions or experiments that you can perform on your own to gain a deeper appreciation for the skill.Cross Currents with Other Skills cross references related skills, pointing out the synergies and connections between them.

Product Description: This title examines 22 branches or fields of study in healthcare and allied health: - Nursing - Dental Hygiene - Nuclear Medicine - Physical Therapy - Radiation Therapy - Speech Pathology - Respiratory Therapy - Athletic Training - Healthcare Information Management In addition, 22 corresponding occupational profiles highlight a particular career within that branch or field...read more

Product Description: This is a student supplement associated with:   Becoming a Health Care Professional, 1/e Sherry Makely Shirley Badasch Doreen Chesebro ISBN: 0132843234

Intended for developmental math courses in beginning algebra, this text retains the hallmark features that have made the Aufmann texts market leaders: an interactive approach in an objective-based framework: a clear writing style, and an emphasis on problem-solving strategies. The acclaimed Aufmann Interactive Method, allows students to try a skill as it is introduced with matched-pair examples, offering students immediate feedback, reinforcing the concept, identifying problem areas, and, overall, promoting student success.